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Bigfoot sighting near Margaretville, New York

27 Jul 1895 · Margaretville, New York, United States

John Cook claimed a black-haired apelike creature about 2.1 m tall attacked and threw him after he shot at it near Margaretville, New York, in summer 1895.

Facts

Date
27 Jul 1895
Place
Margaretville, New York, United States
Evidence
visual, vocal
Point
42.158, -74.658
Located within
926 m
Witness was
hunting
Witnesses
1
Creatures
1
Height
2.1 m (7 ft)
Described as
black hair
Behaviour
aggressive display
In the account
firearm present, fired weapon, killed animal, likened to ape, livestock disturbed, searched after, touched witness, very tall
Account
secondhand
Sources
1 independent

Sources

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