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the salt lake herald (salt lake city [utah]) 1870-1909 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1902-06-22
Location: salt lake city, utah, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the salt lake herald (salt lake city [utah]) 1870-1909 · 1902-06-22 · page 18
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1902-06-22 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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