Editing Rivesville, West Virginia (section)

== Folklore ==

=== The Ogua River Monster ===
On a summer night in 1983, a coal miner named John Edward White settled onto the riverbank to enjoy a relaxing night of fishing. The blackness of the water started to churn and a huge serpentine form rose from the depths. White stated that “a monstrous head, as big as a basketball, emerged mere yards away. Behing it, a powerful, writhing tall, longer than a pickup truck, whipped the surface to a froth.” This was a notorious encounter with the Ogua River Monster. The Ogua River Monster is one of America’s oldest and most intriguing river cryptid legends. Native tribes warned white settlers of the creatures ferocity. Some believe it to be a surviving relic of the dinosaur age, a gigantic alligator snapping turtle, or even a new species unknown to science. <ref>{{Cite web |title=The Ogua Monster: Terrifying Legend of the Monongahela River Cryptid |url=https://hangar1publishing.com/blogs/cryptids/ogua-monster?srsltid=AfmBOor__g29YJu3NDAq0ls9dxg6BA6h0IqHw3wUT_7Awuj2LPZJNG8g |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Hangar1publishing |language=en}}</ref>