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Dreams Become Real
Phantasm
Aftermath
Comfortable Mystery
Apprehension
Night of Chaos
The Escalation
Atlantean Twilight
Sources:
[1] Radford, Benjamin. "The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp." Fortean Times Magazine, Nov 2015, pg. 26 - 34.
[2] Laycock, Joseph P. "A Search for Mysteries and Monsters in Small Town America." Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jul 2018. smithsonianmag.com/travel/monster-festival-pilgrimage-small-town-america-180969568
[3] Tyson, Sam. "Has Bishopville's 'Lizard Man' returned? New Video Surfaces in Case." ABC4 News, Aug 2nd 2015. abcnews4.com/archive/has-bishopvilles-lizard-man-returned-photo-apparently-shows-fabled-sc-creature
[4] ETVRoadShow. "Lizard Man of Lee County." YouTube, Aug 25, 2008. youtu.be/FsRMcBuPnxs
[5] Egan, Kerry. "Beware the Lizard Man!" Discover South Carolina.
https://discoversouthcarolina.com/.../beware-the-lizard-man
[6] "The Truth About Lie Detectors (aka Polygraph Tests)." American Psychological Association, Aug 5, 2004. apa.org/research/action/polygraph
[7] Nickell, Joe. "The Mystery Chronicles - More Real-Life X-Files." The University Press of Kentucky, Apr. 23, 2004.
[8] "The Flatwoods Monster." BraxtonWV, Center Yourself Here.
braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster
[9] "ANALYSIS OF 400 REPORTS RECEIVED BY CSI." Civilian Saucer Investigation, Quarterly Bulletin, Los Angeles, California, Vol. I, No. 2, Winter 1953.
project1947.com/shg/csi/csiv1-2.html
[10] "The Flatwoods Monster." Beckley Post-Herald The Raleigh Register from Beckley, West Virginia, Page 7, Sep 11, 1955.
[11] "The Flatwoods Monster." The Iron Skeptic, The Triangle, 10 Dec 2004. theironskeptic.com/articles/flatwoods/flatwoods.htm
[12] "The Flatwoods Monster." Flatwoods Monster, Archived by Wayback Machine.
web.archive.org/web/20070927195213/http://sites.eoi.com/folder5715/index.cfm?id=187109&fuseaction=browse&pageid=27
[13] Haupt, R. "The Braxton County Monster." Skeptoid Podcast. Skeptoid Media, 30 Sep 2014. Web. 5 Jan 2024. skeptoid.com/episodes/4434
[14] Maroney, Michael. "The Braxton County Monster / The Flatwoods Monster: Book by Feschino." YouTube, Aug 25, 2013. youtube.com/watch?v=U3dA8TxXDb8
[15] Detro, Chris. "Monster Is Pooh-Poohed." Reading Eagle, 22 Aug 1973. p. 49
news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19730822&id=hgsrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cZoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3792,885792
[16] "Enfield Horror." Cryptid Wiki, Fandom.
cryptozoologycryptids.fandom.com/wiki/Enfield_Horror
[17] Miller, David L. "Introduction to Collective Behavior and Collective Action: Third Edition." Waveland Press, Aug 6, 2013, pp. 148 - 156/
[18] Villagers Voice. "THE ENFIELD HORROR." The Villagers Voice, 1 May 2019.
thevillagersvoice.com/the-enfield-horror
[19] "Enfield Monster." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enfield_Monster
[20] "Legend of the Pope Lick Monster." WDRB News, Oct 13, 2013.
wdrb.com/news/legend-of-the-pope-lick-monster/article_0f4dc749-a211-5830-90dc-09d5f512e68b.html
[21] Mattingly, David. "Stay Off the tracks." Wave 3 News, May. 29, 2019.
wave3.com/2019/05/30/stay-off-tracks-officials-warn-residents-about-pope-lick-train-trestle
[22] Warren, Beth. "Tourist Dies on Search for Pope Lick Monster." Louisville Courier Journal, Apr. 24, 2016. courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2016/04/24/tourist-dies-search-pope-lick-monster/83470646
[23] "Pope Lick Monster." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Lick_Monster
[24] Wright, Andy. "Maryland’s Goatman Is Half Man, Half Goat, and Out for Blood." Modern Farmer, Sep 16, 2013. modernfarmer.com/2013/09/marylands-goatman-half-man-half-goat-blood
[25] "Sheepsquatch." Cryptid Wiki, Fandom.
cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Sheepsquatch
[26] Scudder, Charles. "Greer Island’s Goatman." The Dallas Morning News.
res.dallasnews.com/interactives/goatman
[27] "Lake Worth Monster." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Worth_Monster
[28] SMU Jones Film. "WFAA Investigation into the Lake Worth Monster." YouTube, Feb 10, 2018.
youtube.com/watch?v=5-YHfbsyax8
[29] "Lake Worth Monster." Cryptid Wiki, Fandom.
cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Lake_Worth_Monster
[30] Osborne, Ryan. "Tracking Goatman: The story behind the Lake Worth Monster." WFAA News, Mar 8, 2018. wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/tracking-goatman-the-story-behind-the-lake-worth-monster/287-526680734
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Music performed by Kevin Macleod Available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Dreams Become Real
Phantasm
Aftermath
Comfortable Mystery
Apprehension
Night of Chaos
The Escalation
Atlantean Twilight
Sources:
[1] Radford, Benjamin. "The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp." Fortean Times Magazine, Nov 2015, pg. 26 - 34.
[2] Laycock, Joseph P. "A Search for Mysteries and Monsters in Small Town America." Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jul 2018. smithsonianmag.com/travel/monster-festival-pilgrimage-small-town-america-180969568
[3] Tyson, Sam. "Has Bishopville's 'Lizard Man' returned? New Video Surfaces in Case." ABC4 News, Aug 2nd 2015. abcnews4.com/archive/has-bishopvilles-lizard-man-returned-photo-apparently-shows-fabled-sc-creature
[4] ETVRoadShow. "Lizard Man of Lee County." YouTube, Aug 25, 2008. youtu.be/FsRMcBuPnxs
[5] Egan, Kerry. "Beware the Lizard Man!" Discover South Carolina.
https://discoversouthcarolina.com/.../beware-the-lizard-man
[6] "The Truth About Lie Detectors (aka Polygraph Tests)." American Psychological Association, Aug 5, 2004. apa.org/research/action/polygraph
[7] Nickell, Joe. "The Mystery Chronicles - More Real-Life X-Files." The University Press of Kentucky, Apr. 23, 2004.
[8] "The Flatwoods Monster." BraxtonWV, Center Yourself Here.
braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster
[9] "ANALYSIS OF 400 REPORTS RECEIVED BY CSI." Civilian Saucer Investigation, Quarterly Bulletin, Los Angeles, California, Vol. I, No. 2, Winter 1953.
project1947.com/shg/csi/csiv1-2.html
[10] "The Flatwoods Monster." Beckley Post-Herald The Raleigh Register from Beckley, West Virginia, Page 7, Sep 11, 1955.
[11] "The Flatwoods Monster." The Iron Skeptic, The Triangle, 10 Dec 2004. theironskeptic.com/articles/flatwoods/flatwoods.htm
[12] "The Flatwoods Monster." Flatwoods Monster, Archived by Wayback Machine.
web.archive.org/web/20070927195213/http://sites.eoi.com/folder5715/index.cfm?id=187109&fuseaction=browse&pageid=27
[13] Haupt, R. "The Braxton County Monster." Skeptoid Podcast. Skeptoid Media, 30 Sep 2014. Web. 5 Jan 2024. skeptoid.com/episodes/4434
[14] Maroney, Michael. "The Braxton County Monster / The Flatwoods Monster: Book by Feschino." YouTube, Aug 25, 2013. youtube.com/watch?v=U3dA8TxXDb8
[15] Detro, Chris. "Monster Is Pooh-Poohed." Reading Eagle, 22 Aug 1973. p. 49
news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19730822&id=hgsrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cZoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3792,885792
[16] "Enfield Horror." Cryptid Wiki, Fandom.
cryptozoologycryptids.fandom.com/wiki/Enfield_Horror
[17] Miller, David L. "Introduction to Collective Behavior and Collective Action: Third Edition." Waveland Press, Aug 6, 2013, pp. 148 - 156/
[18] Villagers Voice. "THE ENFIELD HORROR." The Villagers Voice, 1 May 2019.
thevillagersvoice.com/the-enfield-horror
[19] "Enfield Monster." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enfield_Monster
[20] "Legend of the Pope Lick Monster." WDRB News, Oct 13, 2013.
wdrb.com/news/legend-of-the-pope-lick-monster/article_0f4dc749-a211-5830-90dc-09d5f512e68b.html
[21] Mattingly, David. "Stay Off the tracks." Wave 3 News, May. 29, 2019.
wave3.com/2019/05/30/stay-off-tracks-officials-warn-residents-about-pope-lick-train-trestle
[22] Warren, Beth. "Tourist Dies on Search for Pope Lick Monster." Louisville Courier Journal, Apr. 24, 2016. courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2016/04/24/tourist-dies-search-pope-lick-monster/83470646
[23] "Pope Lick Monster." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Lick_Monster
[24] Wright, Andy. "Maryland’s Goatman Is Half Man, Half Goat, and Out for Blood." Modern Farmer, Sep 16, 2013. modernfarmer.com/2013/09/marylands-goatman-half-man-half-goat-blood
[25] "Sheepsquatch." Cryptid Wiki, Fandom.
cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Sheepsquatch
[26] Scudder, Charles. "Greer Island’s Goatman." The Dallas Morning News.
res.dallasnews.com/interactives/goatman
[27] "Lake Worth Monster." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Worth_Monster
[28] SMU Jones Film. "WFAA Investigation into the Lake Worth Monster." YouTube, Feb 10, 2018.
youtube.com/watch?v=5-YHfbsyax8
[29] "Lake Worth Monster." Cryptid Wiki, Fandom.
cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Lake_Worth_Monster
[30] Osborne, Ryan. "Tracking Goatman: The story behind the Lake Worth Monster." WFAA News, Mar 8, 2018. wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/tracking-goatman-the-story-behind-the-lake-worth-monster/287-526680734
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patreon.com/posts/48712758


![Did Prussia and Poland Help America Defeat Britain?
In this video, we take a look at the role of figures like the Baron von Steuben and Thaddeus Kosciuszko in the American Revolution.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/fireoflearning
The following music performed by Kevin Macleod Available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), BWV 1049 [orig. by JS Bach]
Works cited
[a] “How Each Major Nation Reacted To American Independence.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5L6QJ4u58U&t=2s
[1] Haworth, Paul Leland. “Frederick the Great and the American Revolution.” The American Historical Review, vol. 9, no. 3, 1904, pp. 460–78. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1833470.
[2] “General von Steuben.” National Park Service, nps.gov, date N/A.
https://www.nps.gov/vafo/learn/historyculture/vonsteuben.htm
[3] “Baron von Steuben.” American Battlefield Trust, battlefields.org,
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/baron-von-steuben
[4] “Marquis de Lafayette”. American Battlefield Trust, battlefields.org,
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/marquis-de-lafayette
[5] “Thaddeus Kosciuszko”. National Park Service, nps.gov, date N/A.
https://www.nps.gov/thko/learn/historyculture/kosciuszkobio.htm
[6] “Partition of Poland.” Written and fact checked by the editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica, britannica.com, 17 Oct. 2024.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Partitions-of-Poland
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![Americas Most Common Last Names Explained
In this video, we look at the most common surnames of the United States and discuss their meaning and origins.
Find us here too!
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The following music performed by Kevin Macleod Available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Download available at incompetech.com
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), BWV 1049 [orig. by JS Bach]
Works Cited
[1] United States Census Bureau. “Frequently Occuring Surnames From the 2010 Census.” United States Census Bureau, 2010.
https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
[2] Hanks, Patrick, editor. “Dictionary of American Family Names”. Oxford University Press, 2003. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofamer0000unse_r0m5
[3] Smith, Eldson C. “New Dictionary of American Family Names.” Harper & Row Publishers, 1972. https://archive.org/details/newdictionaryofa00smi_sln/page/559/mode/2up?view=theater
[4] Robb, H. Amanda, Andrew Chesler. “Encylopedia of American Family Names.” Harper Collins Publishers, 1995.https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofam00robb/page/n5/mode/2up?view=theater
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![What Was Prussia?
In this video, we look at Prussia, and explain what exactly it was, and how it fit into history.
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![Why Didnt Florida Join The American Revolution?
In this video, we take a look at what Florida was doing during the American War of Independence, and explain why it was that they remained loyal to the British crown.
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The following music performed by Kevin Macleod Available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Download available at incompetech.com
Sardana
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Sarabande – Joel Cummins
Spanish Rose – Chris Haugen
Roast Beef of Old England – US Marine Corps Band
Sources and Further Reading
[1] Brevard, Caroline Mays. “A History of Florida.” American Book Company, 1904, chapter 11. https://archive.org/details/historyofflorida00brevar/page/75/mode/1up
[2] Williams, Linda K. “East Florida as a Loyalist Haven.” The Florida Historical Quarterly, vol. 54, no. 4, 1976, pp. 465–78. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/30147362.
[3] “The British Period (1763-1784)”. NPS.org, Castillo de San Marcos, the National Park Service, 20 April, 2022. https://www.nps.gov/casa/learn/historyculture/the-british-period.htm#:~:text=Florida%20remained%20a%20loyalist%20stronghold,culture%20in%20the%20other%20colonies.
[4] “History of Florida.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Florida
[5] Brotemarkle, Ben. “Floridas Importance in the Revolutionary War Largely Overlooked.” Florida Frontiers, 18 October 2016. Uploaded to MyFloridaHistory.org, the Florida Historical Society. https://myfloridahistory.org/frontiers/article/135
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