The Mythical Creature That Tormented A Small Georgia Town Will Give You Nightmares
By Marisa Roman|Published October 26, 2017
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Marisa Roman
Author
A New Jersey native with over 15 years of writing experience, Marisa has studied at both New York University and Florida International University. She has lived all over the country, including a decade stint in South Florida. Marisa is well-versed in exploration as she travels a good majority of the year in her self-converted Sprinter van. Her articles have been featured in various notable publications over the years, she has a published collection of short stories, and three completed screenplays under her belt.
While Georgia has an incredibly rich history within our country—one of the original thirteen colonies, the birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr., the fourth largest state east of the Mississippi River—there may be one story in our history that you aren’t quite familiar with. A mythical creature once roamed the town of Darien, and the story behind this creature might just scare the heck out of you.
The beautiful and stunning Altamaha River stretches along 137 miles in the center of Georgia.
Not only is it known for being the third largest fresh water source pouring into the Atlantic, but it also is home to the famed river beast known as the Altamaha-ha.
While it always remained more of a local Indian lore, it wasn’t until 1981 that a newspaper publisher saw the monster for himself and needed the world to know.
Or the other tale of a seventy-foot-long creature near the mouth of the Altamaha River, with an alligator-like head, came nearly eight-feet out of the water before disappearing underneath.