Folklore / legend
Bigfoot Society EP 576
Vocalization near Waynesville, North Carolina (1900)
1900
Waynesville, North Carolina
Account
The guest retold the legend of the Boojum around 1900 when a hotel was built atop Eagle Nest Ridge. People heard weird howls in the forest, attributed to a seven-foot tall hairy man said to spy on women and hide gems, who communicated by hooting with a woman named [name withheld].
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Sounds
Context & caveats
Described appearance
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- Height src
- seven foot tall
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
1900
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|---|---|
| Place |
Waynesville, North Carolina
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| Map point |
35.4856, -82.9993 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Waynesville town (GEOID 3771500), matched from nearest town 'Waynesville'
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| Account type |
Folklore / legend
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| Witness was |
historical hotel activity
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| Witness's word for it |
Boojum
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 576 Podcast Interview