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Alligator attack in North Carolina in 1816...



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July 02, 1816

CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, July 2, 1816.
 
* Woman killed by alligator in North Carolina

Page 3 has a report from Lumberton, N. Carolina about a woman attacked and killed by an alligator while riding across the Gum Swamp, with mention that the gator was killed later and measured eleven feet in length. Other news of the day includes: "Execution" "A Good Method of Destroying Crows" and more. Several ads as well. Occasional foxing.

Category: Pre-Civil War