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Hudson River Monster

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Painted illustration: serpent in the Hudson River with Palisades cliffs
AI rendition based on witness descriptions, not an actual photo.
Newspaper illustration of the sea serpent that schooner captain Robert Brush reported near Rondout, New York, in August 1886.
Newspaper illustration of the sea serpent that schooner captain Robert Brush reported near Rondout, New York, in August 1886 · Unknown author · Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons) · Image source

'Kipsy', a serpent reported in the Hudson River and New York Harbor.

Folklore Verdict: We treat Hudson River Monster as folklore: the record is stories and local reports, with no specimen or verified photo.

Region
North America · United States
First reports
1886

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Best evidence

Stories and tradition only; no physical evidence.

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