Bigfoot reports from the 1770s

2 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.

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   Bigfoot · Jefferson County, Kentucky · 1770s

   Jefferson County, Kentucky1 independent source

   Daniel Boone reportedly shot a 10-foot-tall hairy creature he called a “Yahoo” near modern-day Yahoo Falls.

2. 

   Bigfoot · Cincinnati, Ohio · 1770s

   Cincinnati, Ohio1 independent source

   Daniel Boone claims he shot and killed a giant hairy creature attacking his son near the Licking River in Kentucky.