Cumberland Dragon
Subject: Cumberland Mountain Dragon/Cheeklaceella Newspaper: Gazette of the United States And Daily Evening Advertiser (The North American) Date: August 23, 1794 Summary When tracing the legend and provenance of the Cumberland Mountain Creature, this entry might be the earliest available record. The salutation reads: To the Printers of the Knoxville Gazette Gentlemen, The publishing the following account of a wonderful animal, lately discovered in the Cumberland Mountain, may be acceptable to the curious, and oblige a constant reader, it being a fact. Researched By Rochallor "Rocky" Tautua