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1940–1949 Lake Wales, Florida #1f8ff750-46df-47ab-9d7d-fec2c6137c69

Cryptid sighting near Lake Wales, Florida (1940)

An older woman wrote that she and her uncle set traps for disappearing oranges and caught a tiny hair-covered naked man speaking an unknown language. Police put him in an orange crate, then the house was pelted with sticks, stones and oranges by dozens of similar beings until he was released. A later police worker recalled the crate incident.

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August 1936 Luray, Virginia #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/LjviJdFXrUavchlExmK9LAx2OXIcLEoi3KGO4HIJCrE

Sasquatch sighting near Luray, Virginia (1936)

A construction crew camped in a Virginia valley in the mid-1930s reported repeated visits by large hairy beings that stole food, left huge footprints, and were seen felling and dragging trees. Early one August morning in 1936 a being reached into a tent and pulled a sleeping worker out by the ankle. Other workers threw hand axes and chased it with rifles and shotguns, firing many shots without killing it, after which sentries were posted day and night.

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1925 Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/12/22/sc-ep66-giants-in-america

Sasquatch sighting (1925)

Russian troops surrounding a cave where rebels were believed to hide threw a rock inside, which was thrown back out. After a shot was fired into the cave, a Neanderthal-like being emerged and was shot dead and buried. A surviving troop member later led others to the burial, where a pinky bone identified as Neanderthal was recovered.

Full-body sightingObject throwing
10 July 1924 Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/09/03/sc-ep357-1924-ape-canyon

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)

Five miners were sleeping in their log cabin when multiple creatures attacked through the night. The beings threw rocks, tried to force the door, climbed on the roof, and dug underneath. At dawn the creatures left, and the shaken men hiked out to get help.

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July 1924 Washington #0ad7e1d7-18bc-473d-a117-acc5b0bf0906

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)

Five miners in 1924 reported poltergeist-like activity around their mine and cabin, including voices, machinery sounds, an apported pencil and isolated footprints. After one miner reportedly shot a creature, several creatures allegedly attacked the cabin at night throwing rocks and trying to enter. Only left footprints were reported the next morning.

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July 1924 Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/10/13/sc-ep54-ape-canyon-sasquatch-attacks

Tracks in Washington (1924)

Five miners prospecting near Mount St. Helens found large tracks and later shot at a creature watching near a tree. That night multiple creatures attacked their cabin, throwing rocks and trying to enter from all sides including the roof. The men fired back until just before dawn when the creatures left.

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July 1924 Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/05/18/sc-ep-105-throwback-part-2

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)

In July 1924 near Mount St. Helens, five miners traveling between their mine and cabin encountered unknown creatures and one miner shot at one. That night the creatures retaliated by throwing rocks and trying to force entry into the cabin from all sides including the roof. The attack lasted all night until just before dawn, after which the men agreed never to speak of it.

Full-body sightingRock throwingDoor or window contact
Summer 1924 British Columbia Class A #1091

Albert Ostman account -- Multiple-day encounter with family of Sasquatches

A prospector camping alone in coastal mountains awoke at night to being carried inside his sleeping bag for hours to a small enclosed valley. There he encountered four hair-covered individuals described as a family group and was held for about six days living on remaining canned food. He gained favor with the younger ones using snuff and handmade utensils, then incapacitated the adult male with a large dose of snuff and escaped during the resulting commotion, hiking south to a logging camp for help.

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1924 Place not stated #f6d857df-e3db-48c7-adaf-4d0fa463d47c

Property disturbance (1924)

The well-known 1924 Ape Canyon incident is summarized as Sasquatches attacking a cabin of miners seeking a land claim. The miners reportedly gave up the claim and abandoned the area.

Property disturbance
1921 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (1921)

A woman saw a four-foot object moving along a rear fence and fetched a neighbor, who shot it with a shotgun and saw it drop. When approached, it jumped to hind legs and chased the shooter back into the house, then left toward another town. Strange footprints were later reported nearby.

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1920 Snyder County, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Snyder County (1920)

A motorist traveling toward town was allegedly leapt upon by the mysterious gorilla-like animal. Armed only with a small penknife, he resisted, and a second passing motorist joined to beat off the attack.

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1914 Seattle, Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/01/12/sc-ep397-bigfoot-west-coast-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Seattle, Washington (1914)

A laborer picking berries was attacked by a hairy giant called Bosco that clawed his throat and struck him with a 25-pound window weight. Witnesses, tracks, bitten trees, eaten dog remains, and asphalt footprints were reported. The creature was seen swimming, eating fish, and peering into buildings.

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1906 Springfield, Delaware County, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Springfield, Pennsylvania (1906)

Residents reported a hair-covered animal sometimes upright and sometimes moving on all fours at racehorse speed with a leaping stride. Heavy steel bear traps set and wired to an oak were found sprung with bait eaten, wire snapped, ground torn, and traps dragged rods away. Later explanations blaming a dog or disguised man were followed by continued reports.

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April 1904 Sixes, Coos County, Oregon #f6d857df-e3db-48c7-adaf-4d0fa463d47c

Sasquatch sighting near Sixes, Oregon (1904)

In 1904 near Sixes miners reported a wild man seen three times in three weeks. Two men heard something walk around and shake their cabin corner, heard a frightful noise, saw it walk away, shot and missed. Later a similar visit at dawn ended with the creature hurling a four-pound rock after being shot at.

Partial sightingVocalizationDoor or window contactRock throwing
1904 Roseburg, Coos County, Oregon #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/01/12/sc-ep397-bigfoot-west-coast-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Roseburg, Oregon (1904)

Miners reported a seven-foot hairy wild man repeatedly shaking cabins at night and making frightful noise. Shots failed to stop it. On one morning it shook a door, was shot at, and retaliated by throwing a four-pound rock before vanishing.

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1901 Bridgeville, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Bridgeville, Pennsylvania (1901)

A man riding a bicycle at night was attacked by a gorilla that threw him from the machine and struck him with a fist. He fired a revolver twice and escaped to a nearby town, arriving unable to speak with torn clothing and a head wound. A large posse formed to capture the animal.

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1897 Coal Valley, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Coal Valley, Pennsylvania (1897)

A homeowner saw a hair-covered ape-like or very old man-like being come up to his porch and look in the window while walking on hind legs. When he went for a gun, it bounded over the porch railing and disappeared into the woods.

Full-body sightingDoor or window contactHistorical account
1855 Oklahoma #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/05/24/sc-ep-107-terrorized-by-aggressive-giants

Sasquatch sighting in Oklahoma (1855)

After settling in Oklahoma, tribal members reported food thefts and disappearances attributed to man-like beasts. A party of 30 warriors rode out to a hilltop to confront them. In the fight the creatures were killed, but the captain and previously missing women and children were found dead and buried.

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1855 [name withheld] County, Oklahoma #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/03/13/sc-ep200-the-200th-show-part-one

Sasquatch sighting near [name withheld] County (1855)

After thefts of food and disappearances of women and children, tribal leaders sent mounted warriors to confront man-like beasts. The party rode for hours and charged a group seen from a hilltop amid a strong smell of decay and a mound of victims. Gunfire and hand fighting left the creatures and their captain dead, and survivors buried the dead.

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1700–1799 Montana #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/07/27/sc-ep130-a-trapper-is-killed

Tracks in Montana (1700)

Two trappers set up camp to trap beaver and found their camp demolished and human-like tracks around it. At night they heard rustling, smelled a foul stench, fired a shot and heard something flee. After separating in the morning, one man found his partner dead with a broken neck and bite marks and fled, blaming a wild man.

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