Water Monster · Saint Paul, Minnesota · 1875

MN-1875ID case-ad46f6f5d0Fallback locationAdded to map Oct 30, 2026

The account

A fishing party from the city reported encountering a large monster in the lake that broke an oar and nearly upset their boat.

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Creature: Water Monster
Where: Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, 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: Jul 5, 1875
Account: Not first-hand (retold or reported by someone else)
Backed by: 1 independent source
Added to map: Oct 30, 2026
Case id: case-ad46f6f5d0

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Image 3 of The anti-monopolist (Saint Paul, Minn.), July 12, 1875
Newspaper · 1875-07-12
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