Reports of cryptid or mystery kangaroos in the Midwest, especially during the classic flap of the 1970s, are chronicled, in depth, in my Mysterious America.
Of course, other Mystery Kangaroo reports from past years on Cryptomundo can be found from Austria, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Or who can forget the “Killer Kangaroos” of Tennessee from 1934?
There’s been a new report, and the local law enforcement authorities are trying to bury it quickly.
“On Tuesday [April 10, 2012], Palmyra [Missouri] police received a call from someone claiming to have spotted what appeared to be kangaroos hopping around a street a few blocks from U.S. 61. Two city officers and two Marion County deputies searched the area, but found no trace of any exotic animals – especially those native to Australia. Police Chief Eddie Bogue has a working theory regarding what might have been mistaken as kangaroos.
“‘There were four deer that were seen by a city employee close to the same area. They were apparently pretty scared from being out of their element with all the traffic and commotion of town, and they were trying to find a way out of town,’ he said. ‘I think what probably happened is some young person saw that and, I don’t know, maybe it looked like a kangaroo for a moment. If you see a picture of a deer’s head from the bust up, you could maybe liken it to a kangaroo.’” Source.
Thank you, Travis, for beginning this to everyone’s attention, regarding the kangaroo “name game” linkages for “Marion.”
I suggest anyone who knows of any ‘roo, or for that matter, any cryptid reports for any of the many places named after, humm, the Swamp Fox, should forward them. If you all thought there was a lot of Fayettes, Lafayettes, and Fayettevilles, well, take a look at this.
List of places named for Francis Marion
This is a list of places named after Francis Marion, a Brigadier General from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War. He had more places named after him than any other Revolutionary War soldier, with the exception of George Washington.
Francis Marion National Forest, South Carolina
Fort Marion (Modern Day Castillo de San Marcos Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, FL)
Francis Marion Military Academy, Ocala, Florida
Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina
Francis Marion Intermediate School, Marion, Iowa
Francis Marion High School, Marion, Alabama
Marion, Alabama
Marion, Arkansas
Marion, Connecticut
Marion, Idaho
Marion, Illinois
Marion, Indiana
Marion, Iowa
Marion, Louisiana
Marion, Kentucky
Marion, Maine
Marion Station, Maryland
Marion, Massachusetts
Marion, Michigan
Marion, Minnesota
Marion, Mississippi
Marionville, Missouri
Marion, Montana
Marion, Nebraska
Marion, New Jersey
East Marion, New York
Marion, New York
Mount Marion, New York
Marion, North Carolina
Marion, North Dakota
Marion, Ohio
Marion, Oregon
Marion Center, Pennsylvania
Marion, Pennsylvania
Marion Heights, Pennsylvania
Point Marion, Pennsylvania
Marion, South Carolina
Marion, South Dakota
Marion, Virginia
Marion, Wisconsin
Marion County, Alabama
Marion County, Arkansas
Marion County, Florida
Marion County, Georgia
Marion County, Illinois
Marion County, Indiana
Marion County, Iowa
Marion County, Kentucky
Marion County, Mississippi
Marion County, Missouri
Marion County, Ohio
Marion County, Oregon
Marion County, South Carolina
Marion County, Tennessee
Marion County, Texas
Marion County, West Virginia
Marion Park, Washington, DC
Marion Square, Charleston, South Carolina
Marion Township, Arkansas
Marion Township, Michigan (5 different counties have a Marion Township)
Marion Township, Pennsylvania (4 different counties have a Marion Township)
Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina
Swamp Fox Roller Coaster, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Swamp Fox Hotel, now called Compass Cove, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Swamp Fox HWY, running from Tabor City, NC to Pireway, NC
Lake Marion, South Carolina
Marion Lake, Minnesota
Marion Lake, Oregon
(Note that Marion County, Kansas was not named directly after General Francis Marion, but from Marion County, Ohio, and therefore indirectly named after him.