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Water Monster reports in New Hampshire

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. Water Monster · Rockingham County, New Hampshire · 1830

    Rockingham County, New Hampshire2 independent sources

    Witnesses report a sea serpent near the Isle of Shoals, with one crew sighting it within twenty feet and another describing its size and appearance.

  2. Water Monster · Portsmouth, New Hampshire · 1839

    Portsmouth, New Hampshire1 independent source

    Witnesses on a schooner report seeing a large sea serpent with an elephant-like head and long line of humps moving rapidly off Portsmouth Harbor.

  3. Water Monster · Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire · 1935

    Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire1 independent source

    Dr. [name] claims to have encountered gargantuan lake monsters while fishing at Lake Sunapee and provides snapshots as evidence.

  4. Water Monster · Rockingham County, New Hampshire · 1841

    Rockingham County, New Hampshire1 independent source

    Witness reports the capture of a sea monster 80 feet long and 8 feet in girth at Hampton Reach.

  5. Water Monster · Portsmouth, New Hampshire · 1831

    Portsmouth, New Hampshire1 independent source

    A sea serpent was reported seen off Portsmouth, N.H.

  6. Water Monster · Coös County, New Hampshire · 1887

    Coös County, New Hampshire1 independent source

    P.T. Barnum claims to believe in the existence of a huge sea serpent and has renewed his offer of $20,000 for its capture.

  7. Water Monster · Portsmouth, New Hampshire · 1831

    Portsmouth, New Hampshire1 independent source

    A sea serpent was reported seen off Portsmouth, N.H.

  8. Water Monster · Portsmouth, New Hampshire · 1831

    Portsmouth, New Hampshire1 independent source

    A sea serpent was reported seen off Portsmouth.

  9. Water Monster · Portsmouth, New Hampshire · 1848

    Portsmouth, New Hampshire1 independent source

    A sea serpent was seen off Portsmouth, N.H. in 1848.

  10. Water Monster · Hampton Beach, New Hampshire · 1831

    Hampton Beach, New Hampshire1 independent source

    Witness reports a large dark sea monster with protuberances along its back was observed for fifteen minutes near the beach.