Cape Fear Mermaids & the Lake Norman Monster: High Strangeness in the Carolinas
The rich history of the Carolinas in the Southeastern United States includes many stories of strange creatures that date back centuries ago. Deep in the forest of North Carolina, two rivers converge to form the mouth of the Cape Fear, where Revolutionary War soldiers told tales of seeing beautiful mermaids sitting along a sandbar, playing and splashing in the water, and even combing their hair in the moonlight. Mermaids were seen there several times throughout the war, and some believed they swam there to wash the saltwater from their beautiful hair.
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