Cape Fear Mermaid
- Title
- Cape Fear Mermaid
- Description
- The legend of the Cape Fear mermaids centers on Mermaid Point in North Carolina, where the Deep and Haw rivers meet to form the Cape Fear River. Dating back to the 1700s, tales told by Revolutionary War soldiers describe mermaids sunning on sandbars, combing their hair, and singing, having traveled over 100 miles inland to wash seawater from their hair
- Source
- https://www.facebook.com/CarolinasUnknown
- Contributor
- Chelsea
Dublin Core
- Danger Level
- 2
- Time of Origin
- 1700
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Citation
“Cape Fear Mermaid,” Cryptid Caravan, accessed April 29, 2026, https://lis5472.cci.fsu.edu/sp26/group2/items/show/17.
