Shepherdstown Register (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]), October 28th 1920 The Horror of the Woods. Following the accounts that have persisted for some months the ape, babboon, gorilla, wild man, or terror that has been reported at various points from Pittsburg south, has appeared and taken his habitation in the dismal fastness of Black Mountain and…
Category: Out of Place Animals
[1920] [11/26]: “Saw A ‘What Is It'” [WV]
Greenbrier Independent (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]), November 26th 1920 Saw A ‘What Is It.’ A strange beast is said to have been seen roaming around on Flat Mountain within the past week. It is said to stand about 6 feet high apparently weighs 350 pounds, and is of a reddish and blackish color. The beast,…