Peter Rock struck by lightning
Published October 6, 2026 at 3:12 AM
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Millennial Star Research
On July 11, 1886, a flash of lightning struck a hill near Peter Rock’s ranch in Cache County, Utah. A few minutes later, another lightning strike occurred near the ranch, which knocked Peter Rock to the ground. He recovered from the shock and got up without any marks on his person.
In Their Own Words
“On the 11th ult., a flash of lightning struck a hill west of W. Cache Co., setting fire to the grass, A few minutes later another flash struck pretty close to Peter Rock’s ranch in the same vicinity, knocking Mr. Rock to the ground. He soon recovered from the shock, and got up without any marks on his person. — Millennial Star 48:32”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 9 August 1886 (Vol. 48, No. 32). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1886-08-09_48_32 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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