Even though Flatwoods was incorporated in 1901 it shows up on maps dating as far back as 1873.  It’s a small place with population of just over 270.  Like Point Pleasant to the north it’s a small quiet place in West Virginia that harbors a strange tale.

WikiPedia article about Flatwoods, West Virginia

WikiPedia article about Flatwoods monster

www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192

www.history.com/news/flatwoods-monster-west-virginia

The Flatwoods Monster: A Legacy of Fear, 2018 Small Town Monsters. www.imdb.com/title/tt8012820/?ref_=fn_al_tt_5

Chasing American Monster, Jason Offutt. Llewellyn Press 2019. www.amazon.com/Chasing-American-Monsters-Creatures-Cryptids/dp/0738759953/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28MMM1MR28QFK&keywords=chasing+american+monsters&qid=1578723351&sprefix=chasing+amer,aps,150&sr=8-1

The small city of Pascagoula Mississippi is located in Jackson County at the very southern end of the state right next to the Gulf of Mexico.  The city host a population of 22,392.  One night in 1973 two of its citizens had a very interesting fishing trip. 

www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/06/26/i-floated-inside-man-returns-site-ufo-abduction-it-gets-historical-marker/

WikiPedia article about Pascagoula, Mississippi

www.blogtalkradio.com/ufo_radio/2018/11/20/calvin-parker-the-pascagoula-ufo-incident

www.clarionledger.com/story/life/2019/07/25/pascagoula-alien-abductions-more-ufo-witnesses-calvin-parker-charles-hickson/1742514001/

Chasing American Monster, Jason Offutt. Llewellyn Press 2019. www.amazon.com/Chasing-American-Monsters-Creatures-Cryptids/dp/0738759953/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28MMM1MR28QFK&keywords=chasing+american+monsters&qid=1578723351&sprefix=chasing+amer,aps,150&sr=8-1

Local Headlines

www.coasttocoastam.com/article/welsh-bird-kill-mystery-solved

www.click2houston.com/news/weird-news/2020/01/14/they-cant-let-it-go-haunted-elsa-doll-returns-to-houston-family-after-being-thrown-out-multiple-times/

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7883683/Shocked-yowie-enthusiast-shared-footage-mysterious-creature-THREW-him.html

Your Small Town Secrets

www.wave3.com/2019/05 /25/bardstown-officer-jason-ellis-death-still-unsolved-years-later/

https://nilskidoo.blackblogs.org/the-bardstown-conspiracy/

https://nilskidoo.blackblogs.org/the-bluegrass-conspiracy/

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