Other Aquatic · Monticello, Mississippi · 1845

MS-1845ID case-c6293fb970Fallback locationAdded to map Oct 8, 2026

Creature: Other Aquatic
When: Jul 1845to the month
Where: Monticello, Mississippifallback location
Reports: 2 documents1 independent

The account

The Boston Eagle reports a sea monster seen in shallow water near the shore, described as fifteen feet long with a spotted hairy coat and a head resembling a lion or bull.

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Details

Creature: Other Aquatic
Where: Monticello, Lawrence County, Mississippi, 39654, 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 1845
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: Oct 8, 2026
Case id: case-c6293fb970

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Source trail (1)

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Image 2 of The Southern journal (Monticello, Miss.), July 22, 1845
Newspaper · 1845-07-22
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