Other Aquatic · Washington, District of Columbia · 1903

WA-1903ID case-42ac045ffdFallback locationAdded to map Oct 30, 2026

Creature: Other Aquatic
When: Oct 1903to the month
Where: Washington, District of Columbiafallback location
Reports: 3 documents1 independent

The account

Witness reports that Apaches near Natural Bridge heard roaring and saw a great serpent emerge from Mountain Lake after an earthquake, causing a stampede before it disappeared.

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Details

Creature: Other Aquatic
Where: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
mapped to town level · from the newspaper's printing town, not where it was seen
Fallback location (drawn hollow on the map): this is the newspaper's printing town, not where it was seen.
When: Oct 1903
Account: Not first-hand (retold or reported by someone else)
Backed by: 1 independent source (3 documents; copies and reprints are not confirmations)
Added to map: Oct 30, 2026
Case id: case-42ac045ffd

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Source trail (1)

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Image 8 of The National tribune (Washington, D.C.), October 1, 1903
Newspaper · 1903-10-01
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