Cryptid and Monsters
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South Weber Bigfoot Flap of Utah
A concentrated 1980 wave of Bigfoot/sasquatch reports in and around South Weber became one of Utah’s better-known Bigfoot episodes.
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Tall Betsy of Tennessee
Bradley County Halloween goblin figure rooted in older Cleveland Local Lore and Legends and later public performances.
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South Bay Bessie of Ohio
Serpentine or plesiosaur-like lake monster associated with Lake Erie sightings over two centuries.
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Crosswick Monster of Ohio
Historic Warren County report of a large reptilian or snake-like monster that allegedly attacked boys near a stream crossing.
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Tahoe Tessie of Nevada
A Loch Ness–style creature said to inhabit the depths of Lake Tahoe.
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Yazoo River Mermaid of Mississippi
Tourism retellings frame the Witch of Yazoo story as a mermaid/siren legend tied to the river, including the curse that the town would burn.
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Yellow River State Forest Bigfoot reports of Iowa
Yellow River State Forest is one of Iowa’s best-known Bigfoot hotspots in media and witness-story culture.
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woods and swamps around Chepachet/Glocester of Rhode Island
Fire-breathing or fearsome beast said to haunt Glocester woods; some versions make it a hellhound guarding Captain Kidd’s treasure, others just a bear or misidentified animal.
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Woolyburger of Ohio
Hairy creature or spirit-monster legend tied to a historic cemetery in the Columbus area.
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Wolfman Reports of Wisconsin
Werewolf-like sightings