Other / Unknown · Berryville, Virginia · 1905

VA-1905ID case-9a3fb1df64Fallback locationAdded to map Oct 9, 2026

The account

A Pueblo legend describes a gigantic turtle rising from an opening in the earth during a great flood, demanding sacrifices before sinking back down.

See the source ↓ one document so far, so there is no trail to follow yet

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Creature: Other / Unknown
Where: Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia, 22611, 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: Sep 1905
Account: Not first-hand (retold or reported by someone else)
Backed by: 1 independent source
Added to map: Oct 9, 2026
Case id: case-9a3fb1df64

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Image 2 of Clarke courier (Berryville, Va.), September 27, 1905
Newspaper · 1905-09-27
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