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the orangeburg news (orangeburg, s.c.) 1867-1875 — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1869-07-17
Location: orangeburg, south carolina, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the orangeburg news (orangeburg, s.c.) 1867-1875 · 1869-07-17 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1869-07-17 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “wild man”. 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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... half n? hideous as tho wild man of Woodhull woods. "I will close by saying that twenty five years ago a man named William Little suddenly disappeared from Wood hull, and has nover been hoard of since; and as the farm on which the wild muu spends most of his time was formorly owned by tho absontee, it is supposed by some that the wild man is none other than William Little himself, returned in this disguise to the home of his youth. But I hardly think this theory the true one. I do believe, however, that a woman and a baby are somewhat mixed up in the matter." A Fast Prince. The London correspondent ...

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