Water Monster · 1845

XX-1845ID case-739c5282a6Added to map Oct 30, 2026

The account

Captain McQuhal asserts in an official report that he saw an enormous serpent approaching his ship.

Trace the source trail → every document, in time order, and how they connect

We map claims, not creatures: this is what the sources say, not proof. How a case is built

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: 1845
Account: Not first-hand (retold or reported by someone else)
Backed by: 1 independent source (4 documents; copies and reprints are not confirmations)
Added to map: Oct 30, 2026
Case id: case-739c5282a6

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Down the rabbit hole → 4 documents, and how they connect

Every link goes to where we found the account. The earliest we found is marked; it is the earliest found, not necessarily the original.

Image 7 of The Holly chieftain (Holly, Colo.), September 26, 1913
Newspaper · 1913-09-26
Earliest found, not necessarily the original.

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