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Picture generated with AI Location: Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1974 Category: Cryptids, Lost Lands and Ruins Cause: Human construction Status: Closed Entry ID: 041524A-00095 Summery:   A giant box trap built in the woods meant to trap one of the most famous cryptids of the modern age. In Depth: Sightings of large human-like footprints spurred the construction of a box-like trap in the middle of the woods. Dubbed the "Bigfoot Trap," the construction was made with the specific goal of capturing a live sasquatch. It is the only such trap that was ever built in North America. The large footprints that set things in motion were supposedly found by a local minor named Perry Lovell, who lived along the Applegate River. He claimed that he came across the footprints in his garden, which were 18-inches across with a six-foot stride. Perry's story was apparently convincing enough that it attracted the attention of Euge...

Picture generated with AI Location: Woolpit, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom Dates Active: 1100s Category: Extraterrestrials, Lost Lands and Ruins, Odd People Cause: Unknown Status: Closed Entry ID: 022424F-00075 Summery:   An odd story of a pair of green siblings arriving from an unknown land in 1100s England. In Depth: This tale is about a pair of children, a brother and sister, who were found at the bottom of a wolf pit near the village of Woolpit (which was coincidentally named after the wolf pits the children fell in.) The children were rescued from the pit and brought back to the village, where the townsfolk marveled at the children because their skin was an unusual shade of green. The children were otherwise normal looking, but were unable to speak the local language and would only eat 'broad beans' (also known as 'fava' or 'faba' beans) when they were first encountered. According to the legend no one ever came to claim the children, and the villag...

Picture generated with AI Location: Somewhere off the coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Dates Active: 1089 or 1099 Category: Lost Lands and Ruins, Mysterious Sounds Cause: Arthurian Legend; Tsunami or Earthquake Status: Closed Entry ID: 022424B-00071 Summery:   At the supposed location of an island nation that was destroyed in a great catastrophe the sound of church bells can sometimes be heard. In Depth: The lost island known as Lyonesse was supposedly located just off the coast of Cornwall, England, and was home of Tristan of Arthurian legend. It suddenly sunk underneath the water in a great catastrophe, either an earthquake or tidal wave,  with the sole survivor of the disaster escaping on a horse that had thrown a horseshoe. Legend has it that if you sail near the location of where Lyonesse used to reside, you can hear the sound of church bells ringing. Related Entries and Connections : Connections: Lost Lands and Ruins Connections: Mysterious Sounds   ...

Picture generated with AI Location: Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Dates Active: 1000s to Present Category: Haunting, Lost Lands and Ruins, Mysterious Sounds Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022324C-00069 Summery:   This ancient medieval city is claimed to be haunted by its former citizens. In Depth: Great Zimbabwe is an abandoned city from the middle ages located in modern-day Zimbabwe, thought to have been the capital of an unknown kingdom during the Iron Age until it was abandoned sometime in the 15th century, with evidence suggesting that it was extremely rich at one time. Very little is known about this site, but is an important national monument to the people of Zimbabwe as their nation is named after it. While the site is of significant importance to Zimbabwe and its people, it is also reportedly haunted. Visitors to Great Zimbabwe have reported odd figures roaming the ruins at night, odd noises and voices. There have even been claims of people being shoved or pushed ...

Picture generated with AI Location: St. Omer Cemetery, Illinois, United States of America Dates Active: February 26, 1882 Category: Burial Grounds, Curses, Necromancy, Omens, Witchcraft Cause: Curse, Witchcraft (Alleged) Status: Possibly Ongoing Entry ID: 013024B-00058 Summery:   A strange gravestone is the focal point of a local legend about a woman who died on a date that doesn't exist, who died in a town that also does not exist. In Depth: This story starts in small town in Illinois known as St. Omer, which was founded in 1852 and was big enough to warrant the construction of a post office, a blacksmith, and a store. According to records there were six houses in town, but 40 to 50 families lived in the area at one point. However, over time the population slowly dwindled, and St. Omer became a ghost town. Before the place was abandoned, there was a married couple Marcus and Caroline Barnes, who met and unfortunate fate. Marcus died in a sawmill accident on December 6, 1881,...

Picture generated with AI Location: Portlock, Alaska, United States of America Dates Active: 1786 to Present Category: Cryptids, Evil Spirits, Monsters Cause: Natural Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 011724A-00034 Summery:   A large, hairy creature of Alutiiq legend which supposedly had a hand in causing people to flee the now abandoned ghost town of Portlock. In Depth: The story of the Nantiinaq was first relayed by the Alutiiq people who lived in the area to members of the British Royal Navy as they traveled along the Alaskan coastline in the late 1780s. At the time the sailors thought nothing much of the local legend. The creature is described as a large ape-like creature, similar to descriptions of Bigfoot or Sasquatch. It is described as having similar descriptions and behavior reported in Bigfoot encounters as well, from throwing large rocks, strong smells, and extreme feelings of terror. Local legend also gives the creature supernatural qualities as well, insinuating that it...