Folklore / legend
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) #1f8ff750-46df-47ab-9d7d-fec2c6137c69
Sasquatch sighting near Barden, Florida (1800)
1800–1979
Barden, Florida
Account
The guest described a longstanding local legend of an 8 to 10 foot tall skunk ape that lounges around and is often seen carrying a lantern. Stories go back to the 1800s and include chasing people off horses, with a revival around the late 1960s. A store owner later admitted dressing a boy in a monkey costume to fake some sightings, which leaves earlier reports unresolved.
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- Height src
- 8 to 10 feet tall
- Other features src
- always seen carrying a lantern
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