Water Monster · 1852

XX-1852ID case-65526002f7Added to map Nov 5, 2026

Creature: Water Monster
When: Jan 13, 1852to the day
Where: Place unknownno dependable place
Reports: 2 documents1 independent

The account

The captain of the Ship Monongahela reports that crew members observed a large, snake-like creature in the ocean which they attempted to pursue but lost sight of due to weather conditions.

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Details

Creature: Water Monster
Where: No dependable place
The account doesn't say where in words we can place, so it isn't drawn on the map; the map lists it under Cases with no resolvable place. Other Water Monster reports with no place (45)
When: Jan 13, 1852
Account: Not first-hand (retold or reported by someone else)
Backed by: 1 independent source (2 documents; copies and reprints are not confirmations)
Added to map: Nov 5, 2026
Case id: case-65526002f7

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Source trail (1)

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Image 1 of Wisconsin tribune (Mineral Point, Wis.), March 11, 1852
Newspaper · 1852-03-11
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