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Bigfoot sighting in Pownal, Vermont
1879 · Pownal, Vermont, United States
Two young hunters reported a red-haired, man-like creature about five feet tall that sprang from a cliff and chased them off in mountains near Pownal, Vermont, in 1879.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Bigfoot article: Pownal, Vermont 1879
- Date
- 1879
- Place
- Pownal, Vermont, United States
- Point
- 42.795, -73.224
- Located within
- 8.2 km
- Witness was
- hunting
- Witnesses
- 2
- Creatures
- 1
- Height
- 1.5 m (5 ft)
- Described as
- reddish hair, biped
- Behaviour
- aggressive display, running, vocalizing
- In the account
- approached, bluff charge, cave or rocks, eyes seen, family lore, felt fear, firearm present, fired weapon, hunting season, injured, repeat location, ridge or mountain, thought bear first, very fast, witness fled
- Account
- news report
- Sources
- 1 independent
Sources
- Bigfoot EncountersRead the report
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