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The Van Meter Visitor | Iowa’s Winged Mystery of 1903
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n 1903, the town of Van Meter, Iowa, was terrorized by a mysterious winged creature that defied explanation.
Was it a cryptid, a mass panic—or something else entirely? Robert Barber unpacks the eyewitness accounts and legends behind one of Iowa’s strangest unsolved mysteries.
🎧 Listen now to uncover the truth.
State of the Unknown is a documentary-style podcast mapping the haunted highways, hidden legends, and supernatural stories tucked into the corners of America’s 50 states.
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Chapters
1. The Van Meter Visitor | Iowa’s Winged Mystery of 1903 (00:00:00)
2. The Town of Van Meter – 1903 (00:02:02)
3. Night One – The Banker, the Beam, and the Footprints (00:05:48)
4. Night After Night – A Town Under Siege (00:10:03)
5. Local Reaction & Fear (00:13:48)
6. The Mine Discovery – Night Five (00:16:13)
7. What Was It? — Theories, Speculation, and the Legacy of the Visitor (00:20:26)
8. Witnesses and the Van Meter Legacy (00:26:45)
9. Final Thoughts (00:31:30)
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