Water Monster · Waterbury, Connecticut · 1877

CT-1877ID case-bd89766bdeFallback locationAdded to map Oct 30, 2026

The account

Mr. G. S. Wesson and Mr. P. W. Fernald saw a strange animal with rough scaly skin and back protuberances resembling dirt heaps.

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Creature: Water Monster
Where: Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, 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 15, 1877
Account: Not first-hand (retold or reported by someone else)
Backed by: 1 independent source
Added to map: Oct 30, 2026
Case id: case-bd89766bde

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Image 10 of Waterbury evening Democrat (Waterbury, Conn.), May 27, 1899
Newspaper · 1899-05-27
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