Mermaid reports from the 1870s

3 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. 

   Mermaid · Worcester, Massachusetts · 1873

   Worcester, Massachusetts1 independent source

   A prognosticator reports seeing a company of beautiful mermaids singing and praising their Maker.

2. 

   Mermaid · Winchester, Tennessee · 1873

   Winchester, Tennessee1 independent source

   Witness reports that two servant girls and a boy saw something in the water which they decided must be a mermaid.

3. 

   Mermaid · 1878

   location unknown1 independent source

   Witness reports three fishermen captured a mermaid near Urishaba two years prior, which was later exhibited in Tokyo and purchased by Mr. [name].