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Water Monster reports from the 1890s

56 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 · Village of Patchogue, New York · 1899

    Village of Patchogue, New York1 independent source

    Witnesses report a strange-looking sea monster caught in a sturgeon net in the Great South bay, described as weighing half a ton and resembling a huge turtle with wings or floppers.

  2. Water Monster · Long Island Sound, New York · 1896

    Long Island Sound, New York1 independent source

    A captain of an excursion barge reported passing a sea serpent 1000 feet long after consuming all the beer and whisky on board.

  3. Water Monster · Vancouver, British Columbia · 1897

    Vancouver, British Columbia1 independent source

    Passengers on the steamer Charmer report that a large sea creature struck the vessel, causing a shock and grating sound under the keel before being seen lying stunned on the surface.

  4. Water Monster · 1898

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a large luminous serpentine creature with flattened silvery sides rise out of the water in two curves.

  5. Water Monster · Lower Chain Lake, Maine · 1892

    Lower Chain Lake, Maine1 independent source

    Witness reports that a party of fifteen hunters went to Chain Lake, Maine, to kill a serpent monster after Clarence S. Lunt encountered one emerging from the ice.

  6. Water Monster · Asbury Park, New Jersey · 1899

    Asbury Park, New Jersey1 independent source

    Witness reports a pale blue sea serpent with mismatched eyes emerged from a waterspout near the shore.

  7. Water Monster · Staten Island, New York · 1899

    Staten Island, New York1 independent source

    Captain Hoyarth reports that on August 10, the crew of the Shamrock saw a huge monster rise out of the water and swim alongside the boat before disappearing.

  8. Water Monster · Knox County, Indiana · 1892

    Knox County, Indiana1 independent source

    Witness reports that last summer a pleasure steamer was pulled several feet by something becoming entangled in her anchor line.

  9. Water Monster · Ocean Heights, New Jersey · 1899

    Ocean Heights, New Jersey1 independent source

    Witness reports a supposed sea serpent sighted by a ship in the Atlantic, moving along the surface for twenty minutes with its head aloft.

  10. Water Monster · Lake Chelan, Washington · 1892

    Lake Chelan, Washington1 independent source

    A newspaper article from 1892 reported on a white dragon in Lake Chelan, which may be related to later tales of a monster snatching victims.

  11. Water Monster · The Narrows, New York · 1893

    The Narrows, New York1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a sea serpent in the narrows.

  12. Water Monster · Gloucester, Massachusetts · 1896

    Gloucester, Massachusetts1 independent source

    Witnesses report a large, gray, serpent-like sea monster with two humps was seen off Laneville by William Henry Sargent and a crowd of onlookers.

  13. Water Monster · Masontown, Pennsylvania · 1897

    Masontown, Pennsylvania1 independent source

    A 20-foot river monster is reported to have frightened fishermen along the Monongahela River near Masontown.

  14. Water Monster · Suffolk County, New York · 1891

    Suffolk County, New York1 independent source

    Captain Edward Reeve reports encountering a large marine creature with horns and flippers that attacked his skiff off Long Island.

  15. Water Monster · New York · 1891

    New York1 independent source

    A. Heitzen reports witnessing a tall, eel-like creature with quivering fins rise from the water near Sandy Hook in July 1891.

  16. Water Monster · Halifax County, Nova Scotia · 1890

    Halifax County, Nova Scotia1 independent source

    Capt. Knowlton of the schooner Trader reports sighting a dead carcass of a gigantic sea monster resembling a zebra-striped creature with a broken shell.

  17. Water Monster · Marrowstone Point, Washington · 1893

    Marrowstone Point, Washington1 independent source

    The crew and passengers on the steamer Edith observed a large sea serpent off Marrowstone Point for nearly half an hour.

  18. Water Monster · Cheat River, West Virginia · 1893

    Cheat River, West Virginia1 independent source

    Witness reports that Alf Boyd is hunting for a creature known as the 'Cheat river monster' which was previously discovered by a Pittsburg Post man.

  19. Water Monster · New Haven, Connecticut · 1895

    New Haven, Connecticut1 independent source

    Farmer Blackwell observed a waterspout and determined the water commotion was caused by a huge sea monster he believes to be a sea serpent.

  20. Water Monster · Mason County, Washington · 1896

    Mason County, Washington1 independent source

    News from Tacoma reported that two sea serpents had been captured in Hood's Canal.

  21. Water Monster · Halifax County, Nova Scotia · 1897

    Halifax County, Nova Scotia1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a large sea serpent off Cariboo Cove coming from the mouth of Inhabitant River.

  22. Water Monster · Lowestoft, England · 1896

    Lowestoft, England1 independent source

    Fishermen report seeing a huge serpent off the coast of Lowestoft.

  23. Water Monster · Somerset County, Maine · 1892

    Somerset County, Maine1 independent source

    A report claims that a famous serpent sighting at Chain Lake has been reduced to a mere muskrat.

  24. Water Monster · Pershing County, Nevada · 1891

    Pershing County, Nevada1 independent source

    Witness reports that Indians point to the waves of Pyramid Lake and say they are the backs of a monster.

  25. Water Monster · Lake Mendota, Wisconsin · 1899

    Lake Mendota, Wisconsin1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a large serpent with a ten-inch head and horned tail in Lake Mendota.

  26. Water Monster · Spiritwood Lake, North Dakota · 1895

    Spiritwood Lake, North Dakota1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a great sea serpent in Spiritwood Lake during a storm, with one man hooking it and the boat circling the lake while trying to capture it.

  27. Water Monster · New London, Connecticut · 1895

    New London, Connecticut1 independent source

    Four men report seeing a creature rise from the water near their boat in New London harbor, making a whistling noise.

  28. Water Monster · New York · 1899

    New York1 independent source

    Witnesses report that James O'Connor and Edward Delaney caught a sea serpent in the East River which they fought with oars before killing it.

  29. Water Monster · Lake Erie, Ohio · 1894

    Lake Erie, Ohio1 independent source

    A Baptist minister from Silver Creek, N.Y. claims to have seen a sea serpent in Lake Erie.

  30. Water Monster · Saint Maries, Idaho · 1890

    Saint Maries, Idaho1 independent source

    Witness reports a water monster pursued and killed a swimmer in a lake near Mullen, Idaho, confirmed by an old Indian tradition.

  31. Water Monster · Kosciusko County, Indiana · 1893

    Kosciusko County, Indiana1 independent source

    Witnesses report a large serpent was seen near the center of Cedar Bass Lake and subsequently shot at by a party from Knox.

  32. Water Monster · Washington, District of Columbia · 1896

    Washington, District of Columbia1 independent source

    Fishermen in Tacoma claim to have captured two sea serpents, one of which was killed and the other a female that escaped.

  33. Water Monster · New Haven, Connecticut · 1895

    New Haven, Connecticut1 independent source

    Capt. Hazard reports seeing a huge brown object moving eastward in the water, which passengers claim was a sea serpent with fiery eyes and glowing scales.

  34. Water Monster · Tacoma, Washington · 1896

    Tacoma, Washington1 independent source

    A headline claims a sea serpent with a bulldog's head, tiger's fangs, snake's body, and colossal neck was captured at Tacoma.

  35. Water Monster · Lake Chelan, Washington · 1899

    Lake Chelan, Washington1 independent source

    Huge waves disturbed Lake Chelan in 1899, and locals attributed similar past occurrences to a monster.

  36. Water Monster · 1899

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witnesses on the steamer New England report sighting a fifty-foot long marine creature with a serrated back and hippopotamus-like head near Boston.

  37. Water Monster · New York · 1893

    New York1 independent source

    A sailor named Peters reports seeing a large creature off the bow of his ship that went underwater, describing it as bigger than a barrel and moving like an eel.

  38. Water Monster · O'Neill, Nebraska · 1894

    O'Neill, Nebraska1 independent source

    Witness reports a gruesome beast resembling a whale with a large mouth was encountered by the bark Loongana and shot in the skull.

  39. Water Monster · Los Angeles, California · 1896

    Los Angeles, California1 independent source

    Mr. [name] reports that a boat passed within fifty feet of a serpent which raised its head and looked at him before diving.

  40. Water Monster · Atlantic Ocean · 1897

    Atlantic Ocean1 independent source

    Captain McQuhae reports encountering a sea serpent in the south Atlantic ocean near the Tropic of Capricorn.

  41. Water Monster · North Pacific Ocean · 1899

    North Pacific Ocean1 independent source

    Witness reports a vessel in the North Pacific sighted a singular animal with a long neck and head rising out of the water, which was pronounced a sea serpent by the men.

  42. Water Monster · Ontario, Canada · 1892

    Ontario, Canada1 independent source

    G. Parks and his wife report seeing a huge serpent with eyes like balls of fire while sailing on Sunday evening.

  43. Water Monster · Idaho · 1890

    Idaho1 independent source

    Witness reports a monster pulled one of a camping party under the water at the same lake.

  44. Water Monster · McCook, Nebraska · 1897

    McCook, Nebraska1 independent source

    Witness reports a gruesome beast resembling a whale with a large mouth was encountered by the crew of the bark Loontjana and shot in the head.

  45. Water Monster · 1897

    location unknown1 independent source

    Captain Gold reports that he and the second mate observed a thirty-foot long, drab-colored sea serpent with purple eyes and a bucket-like head on the surface of the water off South America.

  46. Water Monster · Connecticut · 1896

    Connecticut1 independent source

    Passengers and crew of the steamship Connecticut described a monster that fled across the sea in spirals.

  47. Water Monster · Calumet, Michigan · 1896

    Calumet, Michigan1 independent source

    Eugene G. Blackford claims to believe in the existence of huge marine monsters resembling serpents that are shy and seldom appear.

  48. Water Monster · Augusta, Maine · 1893

    Augusta, Maine1 independent source

    Coast records describe a sea serpent biting a small boat belonging to the steamer Queen in two.

  49. Water Monster · Wheeling, West Virginia · 1897

    Wheeling, West Virginia1 independent source

    Witnesses report that animals disappeared while wading near the shore, leading them to attribute the events to a lake monster.

  50. Water Monster · Norway · 1894

    Norway1 independent source

    Seven witnesses testified to seeing two dark yellow sea serpents, one blocking a village, with ringed necks and smooth bodies.

  51. Water Monster · Ohio · 1893

    Ohio1 independent source

    A rowboat was capsized off Cedar point by something swimming very fast near the surface.

  52. Water Monster · Rhode Island · 1890

    Rhode Island1 independent source

    Capt. David Tufts reports seeing a huge sea serpent about 100 feet long with a dark brown body and black spots near Block Island.

  53. Water Monster · Australia · 1899

    Australia1 independent source

    Supercargo A. H. Bell reports that natives at Suwarrow Island claimed a large sea serpent was washed ashore, which the crew of the steamer Emu retrieved and brought to Sydney.

  54. Water Monster · Waterbury, Connecticut · 1895

    Waterbury, Connecticut1 independent source

    A doctor described a 25-foot long creature with snake-like appearance, mottled scales, and finlike protuberances that was found dead in the water near New York.

  55. Water Monster · Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Islands Region · 1899

    Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Islands Region1 independent source

    Officers report a two-headed, hairy sea serpent weighing seventy tons and sixty feet long was seen in the Solomon group.

  56. Water Monster · Topeka, Kansas · 1896

    Topeka, Kansas1 independent source

    A composite monster with a bulldog head, rattlesnake body, and tiger fangs was claimed to be captured by fishermen.