Other Aquatic reports from the 1860s
22 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.
We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.
Other Aquatic · Lake Utopia, New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick · 1868
Witness reports a strange monster with legs and fins was discovered near the shore of Lake Utopia on August 3, attacked by musketry, and exhibited signs of life the following day.
Other Aquatic · Lone Pine, California · 1868
Witness reports an account of three or four monster serpents seen in Owens Lake causing its waters to boil.
Other Aquatic · Utah Lake, Utah · 1868
Witness reports that Isaac Fox saw a snake-like creature with a greyhound's head and deep black eyes swimming in Utah Lake.
Other Aquatic · Montgomery County, Ohio · 1868
[name] reported seeing a huge snake sticking its head above the grass while mowing near Cramer Swamp, causing him to flee in fear.
Other Aquatic · Glynn County, Georgia · 1869
Captain Perry reports finding a large, dead carcass with an alligator-shaped head and long neck floating off the coast of Georgia, corroborated by pilots and a lighthouse keeper.
Other Aquatic · Pectols Pyramid, Utah · 1868
Indians report seeing the backs of black monsters protruding above the water in a lake they avoid due to superstition.
Other Aquatic · Charleston, South Carolina · 1868
Witness reports a horned whale measuring nine feet four inches in length and five feet ten inches in breadth was captured by colored fishermen near Charleston.
Other Aquatic · Nolensville, Tennessee · 1868
A reporter describes preparing to fight a monster serpent that broke earth near Nolensville, supporting a large frame house in mid-air.
Other Aquatic · Pectols Pyramid, Utah · 1869
Witness reports that Indians claim to have seen the backs of black monsters protruding above the water in Pyramid Lake.
Other Aquatic · Athens, Tennessee · 1869
Mr. S. Noisbit claims to have caught a bizarre creature with monkey-like features, a human neck and breast, and a shell on its back while fishing in the Tennessee River.
Other Aquatic · Tulare County, California · 1869
Witness reports claims of monstrous serpents seen at Owen's Lake causing the waters to boil.
Other Aquatic · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · 1861
Dr. [name] recalled seeing a royal big whale in the Delaware River in Philadelphia around 1861.
Other Aquatic · Batavia, Jawa Barat · 1869
Baron Pereira reports that he and his crew encountered a large reptilian creature described as half crocodile and half snake in the mud near the Batavia river.
Other Aquatic · Bear Lake, Utah · 1869
Utah papers have discussed the existence of large amphibious monsters in Bear Lake, Utah, which are said to devour cattle.
Other Aquatic · Pyramid Lake, Nevada · 1868
Piutes describe a monster resembling the Lake Eurclc Sartor that arches its back and sinks, drawing water from shores.
Other Aquatic · Triune, Tennessee · 1868
A reporter claims a large serpent was seen in the hills of Triune and later identified as the Cumberland river monster moving overland.
Other Aquatic · Bear Lake, Utah · 1868
Witness reports that many individuals firmly believe in the existence of monsters in Bear Lake based on consistent testimony and Indian traditions.
Other Aquatic · Inyo County, California · 1868
Mexicans sleeping near the river mouth were awakened by loud splashing and saw a very large animal in the water.
Other Aquatic · 1866
Witness reports that a white man and an Indian encountered a monster in the rushes of Utah Lake which looked at them.
Other Aquatic · Utah · 1868
Mr. S. M. Johnson saw something in Bear Lake that he initially thought was a drowned person.
Other Aquatic · Colorado · 1869
A belief in monsters in Sagaske lake prevails among Mexicans and Americans who claim the animals devour cattle.
Other Aquatic · 1868
Mr. C. C. Rich and Mr. [name] claim to have seen a monster in Bear Lake, with Johnson throwing stones at it.