Press report
Bigfoot Society EP 1141
Cryptid sighting near Waynesville, Ohio (1882)
1882–1890
Waynesville, Ohio
Account
In the 1880s or 1890 a lizard monster was reported seen by boys near a small village north of Waynesville. Local men chased it into a hollow sycamore tree, it popped out the top and scampered away down a hole and was never seen again.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Other features src
- lizard monster that scampered and went down a hole
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1882–1890
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|---|---|
| Place |
Waynesville, Ohio
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| Map point |
39.53, -84.09 (± 10 km)
Show's sighting map pin 'Waynesville', matched to this account (score 0.589)
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| Account type |
Press report
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
boys encountering creature and local men chasing it
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| Witness's word for it |
some kind of lizzard monster
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| Creature |
Other cryptid
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 1141 Podcast Interview
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Bigfoot Society map layer Reference
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Bigfoot Society map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “Western Star newspaper”Not in the Anomadex yet