Water Monster reports from the 1790s

5 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. 

   Water Monster · Penobscot Bay, Maine · 1793

   Penobscot Bay, Maine1 independent source

   Eleazer Crabtree saw another sea serpent near Mount Desert in 1793.

2. 

   Water Monster · Hancock County, Maine · 1793

   Hancock County, Maine1 independent source

   Capt. Crabiree reports seeing an enormous sea serpent swimming near Mont-Desert island in June 1793.

3. 

   Water Monster · Mount Desert, Maine · 1793

   Mount Desert, Maine1 independent source

   The same man who saw the serpent in 1778 also saw another sea serpent near Mount Desert.

4. 

   Water Monster · Penobscot County, Maine · 1791

   Penobscot County, Maine1 independent source

   Mr. [name] saw another sea serpent near his desert in Penobscot Bay in 1791.

5. 

   Water Monster · New York · 1790s

   New York1 independent source

   Commodore Preble, then a midshipman, and twelve seamen pursued a sea serpent said to be 100 feet long with a large head for over an hour.