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Animal behaviour near Armstrong County (1881)

1881 Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Account

A gorilla-like monster was reported visiting a house and carrying a dog away into the woods. It later allegedly attacked and badly wounded a large hound. A party was organizing to capture it.

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Date
1881
Place
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Map point
40.8124, -79.4641 (± 23 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Armstrong County (GEOID 42005); the report gives only the county
Account type
Press report
Witness's word for it
monster gorilla
Creature category
SASQUATCH

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  1. Published 2017-05-07 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Listen from 0:25:37 (account ends about 0:27:25) Hash 0a7561e0528f
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