▁Hol bro ok ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁Be ale ▁W agon ▁Road ▁became ▁Route ▁ 6 6 ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁passed ▁through ▁both ▁the ▁Pet r ified ▁Forest ▁and ▁Hol bro ok . ▁ ▁Tour ism ▁started ▁taking ▁over ▁the ▁economy . ▁ ▁Hol bro ok ▁meteor ite ▁▁ ▁Arizona ▁is ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁huge ▁Meteor ▁Cr ater , ▁but ▁Hol bro ok ▁also ▁witness ed ▁its ▁own ▁small ▁meteor ▁event . ▁In ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁a ▁smoke ▁trail ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁sky ▁and ▁soon ▁after , ▁at ▁ 7 : 1 5   p . m ., ▁a ▁meteor ite ▁with ▁an ▁estimated ▁mass ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 ▁kil og rams ▁( 4 1 9 ▁pounds ) ▁expl oded ▁high ▁in ▁the ▁atmosphere . ▁▁ ▁An ▁estimated ▁ 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁or ▁more ▁minor ▁fragments ▁ra ined ▁down ▁over ▁N ava jo ▁County ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁about ▁ 6 ▁miles ▁east ▁of ▁Hol bro ok . ▁The ▁primary ▁explos ion ▁was ▁heard ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 0 ▁miles ▁away ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁witness es ▁in ▁Hol bro ok , ▁then ▁sevent een - year - old ▁Paul ine ▁McC le ve , ▁described ▁the ▁event ▁as ▁the ▁loud est ▁sound ▁she ▁ever ▁heard . ▁The ▁largest ▁piece ▁of ▁the ▁Hol bro ok ▁Meteor ite ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁recovered ▁was ▁found ▁shortly ▁after