Episode 217: Deadly Currents (ad-free)

While humans have depended on them for fresh water and transportation over the millennia, the rivers in our community have also become home to terrifying folklore.

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Further Reading

1. “From the History of Medicine Artifacts Collection: Perkins’s Tractors,” The Devil’s Tale, January 2017, https://blogs.library.duke.edu/rubenstein/2017/01/26/perkins-tractors.
2. “52 Take Swim in Tepid Allegheny.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 12, 2010. Page 7. https://www.newspapers.com/image/96457919/?terms=monongy&match=1
3. “Are mummified remains of unidentified creature proof of the mythological Kappa?” Ancient Origins. May 31, 2014. https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-mysterious-phenomena/are-mummified-remains-unidentified-creature-proof-mythological-kappa
4. “Battle of the Monongahela.” MountVernon.Org. Accessed April 29, 2022. https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/battle-of-the-monongahela
5. “Bill Eggert: Mon monster mystery endures.” The Tribune-Democrat. June 6, 2015. https://www.tribdem.com/news/bill-eggert-mon-monster-mystery-endures/article_2cc334ca-0cc3-11e5-b55a-9b03bd56af61.html
6. “Catching a glimpse of a kappa.” Kids-Web-Japan. Accessed May 3, 2022. https://web-japan.org/kidsweb/folk/spooky/kappa/kappa03.html
7. “Do three legendary monsters inhabit the Monongahela River?” The West Virginia Explorer. February 15, 2022. https://wvexplorer.com/2022/02/15/monongahela-river-monsters-pittsburgh-fairmont-wv
8. “Everything you need to know about butts, farts, and Japanese water imps.” Gizmodo. June 7, 2012. https://gizmodo.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-butts-farts-and-jap-5916686
9. "Grafton Monster Sighting." Clio: Your Guide to History. September 21, 2019. https://theclio.com/tour/990/4
10. “Hellbender Salamander.” The Nature Conservancy. Accessed April 30, 2022. https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/animals-we-protect/hellbender-salamander
11. “June 16 marks anniversary of Grafton Monster sightings.” West Virginia Explorer Magazine. June 13, 2018. https://wvexplorer.com/2018/06/13/june-16-anniversary-grafton-monster-sightings
12. “Kappa.” Yokai.com. Accessed May 3, 2022. https://yokai.com/kappa
13. “Kappa Monsters.” Cultural Anthropology - Daniel Tarr. Accessed May 3, 2022. http://www.tarrdaniel.com/documents/KulturalisAntropologia/kappa_monster.html
14. “Meet the top five monsters from the West Virginia hills.” West Virginia Explorer Magazine. January 13, 2022. https://wvexplorer.com/2022/01/13/five-west-virginia-monsters-0005
15. “Monongy.” Cryptid Wiki. Accessed April 30, 2022. https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Monongy
16. “Monongahela River.” The Historical Marker Database. Accessed April 29, 2022. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=181426
17. “Monongahela River: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know.” Visit Mountaineer Country. Accessed April 29, 2022. https://www.visitmountaineercountry.com/monongahela-river
18. "Monongahela River Monster/Ogua Sighting." Clio: Your Guide to History. September 21, 2019. https://www.theclio.com/entry/85660
19. “Ogua.” Cryptid Wiki. Accessed April 30, 2022. https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Ogua
20. “Sheepsquatch.” Cryptid Wiki. Accessed April 30, 2022. https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Sheepsquatch
21. “The Bones of A Mythical Japanese Water Demon Are Going On Display.” Gizmodo. May 29, 2014. https://gizmodo.com/the-bones-of-a-mythical-japanese-water-demon-are-going-1583390476
22. “The Monsters of Marion County.” Marion. June 16, 2016. https://marioncvb.com/monsters-marion-county
23. "White Thing/Sheepsquatch Sighting." Clio: Your Guide to History. September 21, 2019. https://theclio.com/entry/85663