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Bigfoot reports from the 1880s

10 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.

  1. Bigfoot · Stony Brook, New York · 1886

    Stony Brook, New York1 independent source

    Farmer Henry Sanford reports a gorilla stood in the road refusing to let him pass and slapped its chest.

  2. Bigfoot · Jackson County, Oregon · 1880s

    Jackson County, Oregon1 independent source

    Witness reports a newspaper article claiming a young bigfoot was captured in the late 1880s and put in a freak-side show.

  3. Bigfoot · Setauket, New York · 1886

    Setauket, New York1 independent source

    Villagers in Setauket believe a gorilla is lurking in the woods, killing sheep and chickens.

  4. Bigfoot · Yale, British Columbia · 1884

    Yale, British Columbia1 independent source

    A train crew captured a half-man, half-beast near Yale with forearms longer than a man's.

  5. Bigfoot · Orange County, New York · 1881

    Orange County, New York1 independent source

    Witnesses report a Wild Man inhabiting a cave in Orange County, New York, which was seen by [name] and [name] offering bread to it, and later shot at by hunter [name].

  6. Bigfoot · Henderson Township, Pennsylvania · 1888

    Henderson Township, Pennsylvania1 independent source

    [name] reported seeing a hideous monster with long shaggy hair and enormous arms in broad daylight near Big Run, Pennsylvania.

  7. Bigfoot · Suffolk County, New York · 1886

    Suffolk County, New York1 independent source

    Hunter Jerry Woodchuck claims he encountered a nine-foot tall gorilla in Nassakeag Swamp that pounded its chest.

  8. Bigfoot · Congo, République démocratique du Congo · 1889

    Congo, République démocratique du Congo1 independent source

    Witness reports a gorilla seized a woman from her hut, carried her into the woods, kept her as a bride, and later released her.

  9. Bigfoot · Bloomfield, Pennsylvania · 1881

    Bloomfield, Pennsylvania1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a huge orang-outang described as a 'hairy man' standing in a stooping posture near a river in Borneo.

  10. Bigfoot · Cheyenne, Wyoming · 1888

    Cheyenne, Wyoming1 independent source

    A noble gentleman in Brittany who transformed into a wolf three days a week was eventually recognized by the king after his clothes were returned to him.