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A few weeks ago, I posted a thread about a meteorite hitting New Hampshire's White Mountains--specifficly, at the edge of Profile Lake, in 1876. https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=297846 It seems to me that the one postulated (breaking some windows in the nearest cities, some 50 miles away, knocking down some buildings in towns 40 miles away, and blasting a crater a mile or so out of solid rock, should create a wide scale, long term effect. Some think that this might not be the case, because my impact point is far from any major cities.

So—what level of damage to the nearest major cites of Manchester or Concord would be necessary to cause a major change in the timeline. I’m not changing the impact site, so the only option is changing the size of the BOOM! Many opinions are wanted, along with the rationalle.

Personally, I think that the already described blast is sufficient to cause some serious changes in the nation’s attitude—but I want dissenting opinions here before I really get the timeline into gear.

It happens on one of those lovely New England mornings in June, when there might not be a cloud for 100 miles or more—the mushroom cloud, towering many miles high, will be seen all over the place.

So—How big?
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