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the bridgeport evening farmer (bridgeport, conn.) 1866-1917 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1913-06-27
Location: bridgeport, connecticut, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the bridgeport evening farmer (bridgeport, conn.) 1866-1917 · 1913-06-27 · page 17
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1913-06-27 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “sea serpent”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... by name wrote of a sea serpent which had been seen sporting on the rocks in the 'Sound. Others verified his statements and the belief that the serpents really existed has held its ground in spite of the many sconers wh6 have arisen as the years rolled by. Of course sea serpents have been teen time alter time bv fishermen. summer residents and joy riders but the descriptions have differed so much that it has been impossible to classify the being. The' Rev. Samuel described the ser pent as having the head, hair, breast, arms and in i:ct the torso of a wo r.n attached to a Ion serpent-like body the "color of a. mackerel."

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