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the abbeville press and banner (abbeville, s.c.) 1869-1924 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1903-12-02
Location: abbeville, south carolina, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the abbeville press and banner (abbeville, s.c.) 1869-1924 · 1903-12-02 · page 7
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1903-12-02 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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... That there is a literal sea serpent is not believed by scientists, but that there may be some large and unknown. at nnrvuieht fish. lone, slender, and aerpent-like, inhabiting the ocean, attaining a large size, is not beyond pos(slbility. An animal that doubtless has figured as a sea serpent is shown in the accompanying photograph. Specimens sixty feet in length nave been observed, and if this tish should attain a length of seventy or eighty-feet and be seen rushing along at the surface, one couid hardly picture a more remarkable "sea serpent." The subject of the illustration is an oar or ribbon fish (Ilegallcus), and was. posilbly, the largest ever taken in American waters. It ...

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