GOWROW
AKA: The Gowrow | Ozark Dragon
📍 QUICK FACTS
| Origin: | Ozark Mountains, Arkansas |
| State/Region: | Arkansas |
| Country: | USA |
| First Sighting: | 1897 |
| Category: | Cryptid |
📖 DESCRIPTION
The Gowrow is a fearsome dragon-like beast from Arkansas folklore. Described as twenty feet long with tusks, a devastating tail, and dwelling in deep caves, it terrorized early Ozark settlers.
👁️ FAMOUS SIGHTINGS
- ►William Miller claimed to have killed a Gowrow and exhibited it
- ►Multiple reports of screams from caves attributed to the creature
🎭 CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
The Gowrow represents Ozark tall tale tradition at its finest. The 1897 hoax brought tourism to the area and cemented the creature in regional folklore.
🃏 METAZOO CARD
Gowrow
Ufo 1st Edition
Silver