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Story June 13, 1891

Perrysburg Journal

Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio

What is this article about?

Two miners from Grand Canyon, Arizona, discover perfect imprints of enormous human footprints in ancient sand bed rock, measuring 26 inches long and spaced 18 feet apart, suggesting a monstrous prehistoric being.

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A Monstrous Prehistoric Man.

Two miners who recently returned from Grand canyon, Arizona, report a marvelous discovery. In the basin of the canyon, which was once a sand bed, and probably thousands of years ago a broad, level plain, they came upon the perfect imprint of a human foot, for the toes, heel, and every portion were plainly outlined, the imprint being apparently made when the sand of which the rock is composed was in a plastic state. It measured twenty-six inches in length and nearly twelve in width. While they were puzzling over the curiosity one of the mule drivers found several others, all the same size as the first. They were distinctively and evenly eighteen feet apart, showing the great distance which that monster with a human foot could step at a single stride.-Chicago Times.

What sub-type of article is it?

Curiosity Extraordinary Event

What themes does it cover?

Exploration

What keywords are associated?

Prehistoric Footprint Grand Canyon Discovery Miners Report Monstrous Man Giant Stride

What entities or persons were involved?

Two Miners Mule Driver

Where did it happen?

Grand Canyon, Arizona

Story Details

Key Persons

Two Miners Mule Driver

Location

Grand Canyon, Arizona

Event Date

Thousands Of Years Ago

Story Details

Two miners discover perfect imprints of a large human foot in ancient sand bed rock in the Grand Canyon basin; the footprint measures 26 inches long and nearly 12 inches wide, with several others spaced 18 feet apart, indicating a monstrous prehistoric man.

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