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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.
Sasquatch sighting near Halstead, Pennsylvania (1895)
A very tall hair-covered wild woman was reported riding a taken balance wheel and encountering a peddler with a horse. She allegedly broke the horse's neck with one jerk, rendered the peddler unconscious, and dragged the horse to the woods where bones were later found. Pursuers found huge footprints and piles of rattlesnake skins but did not locate her.
Sasquatch sighting in Pennsylvania (1894)
A man rushed into town reporting a wild flight from a red-bearded giant carrying a club. His fright convinced some that the boys' earlier account might be true. A searching party looked for the man without success.
Sasquatch sighting near Middleburg, Pennsylvania (1894)
Two boys reported being chased by a wild man while in a wooded patch of road. Their story was initially disbelieved. The teller presents this as one of two related weekend reports of a red-bearded giant carrying a club.
Sasquatch sighting in Pennsylvania (1891)
Members of a berry-picking party heard a peculiar noise above a ravine and saw a nearly nude long-haired being with uneven limbs hanging on a vine and swinging as if humming. Upon seeing them it leaped from tree to tree and vanished while chattering.
Historical account near Rutherford, Pennsylvania (1888)
A two-year-old playing with two other children disappeared when the companions briefly went to seek flowers and returned to find her gone. Over a hundred searchers and later torch parties scoured woods and fields without finding a trace. Newspaper follow-ups suggested she may have been carried away by a wild being recently seen in the locality.
Sasquatch sighting in Florida (1884)
In 1884 a rural community living around Ocheesee Pond lost livestock and heard eerie nighttime calls from the water. After children were frightened by a hair-covered figure, residents formed a posse, captured it, and transported it chained to the governor in Tallahassee. The governor could not place it and sent it to the nearby Chattahoochee hospital, where it died and was buried under later construction.
Animal behaviour near Armstrong County (1881)
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.
Vocalization near Morgantown, Pennsylvania (1881)
A party out driving with horses through a hill pass had a lead horse become unmanageable and show terror as a wild cry came from the thicket, refusing to pass. Local farmers also reported livestock depredations and peculiar footprints in snow that searchers could not resolve. The newspaper presented the story without conclusion.
Historical account
Relatives reportedly told old tales from trapping and hunting in the area in the 1960s and 1970s.
Historical account
A guide told the witness about a prospector who disappeared and was said to have been killed by a Sasquatch.
Folklore
Historical account says Champlain and companions avoided an island in Lake Champlain because of a creature said to inhabit it.
Historical account
Supposed sightings in the area are said to date back to before towns like Sykesville were established.
Historical account near Ft Belvoir, Virginia
Base personnel told the witness that similar activity had occurred since before their assignments.
Folklore
The investigator noted longstanding local stories dating to the 1950s about a swamp creature in a neighboring county.
Folklore near Woodbine, Kentucky
Local old-timers have long told stories of a Meadow Creek Monster in the area dating back to the 1800s.
Folklore
The area has long been known for monkey man sightings dating to pioneer days with many people reporting creatures across the county.
Folklore
An older relative traditionally warned about a local monster at night, and the witness recalled a childhood hunting trip.
Historical account near Farmer City, Illinois
Town residents reported sightings called the Salt Creek monster in the 1970s.
Historical account near Lake Park,, Florida
The witness recalls skunk ape reportedly seen in the general area 40 to 50 years earlier before development.