Exploring Appalachian Cryptids: Bigfoot & Displaced Mountain Folklore with Tyler Hall

In a recent video from the YouTube channel Small Town Monsters, titled "They Saw The Beast | A Shenandoah Sasquatch Encounter You Won’t Believe," director Tyler Hall interviews Nathan Jenkins, a local to Shenandoah Valley whose family's homestead barely escaped displacement during the founding of Shenandoah National Park. The video delves into the history of the park and the displacement of mountain people, as well as the connection between these events and Bigfoot sightings in the area. Jenkins, a historian and tradesman, shares his family's story of being offered $700 for their land by the National Park Service, but ultimately keeping their property due to the federal government not wanting to spend the money during the Great Depression. The park, which spans 350,000 acres, displaced many mountain people during its founding, and Jenkins' family's story is a rare example of a homestead that was not taken over. Hall, who grew up in Shenandoah National Park and worked there as a teenager, expresses his conflicted feelings about the displacement. He appreciates the preservation of land for future generations, but also sees the greed in the way the federal government handled the situation. Jenkins also shares his experiences and knowledge of the folklore and legends of Cryptids in the area, including Bigfoot sightings. He mentions that the name "Shenandoah" means "daughter of the stars" in Native American tongues, and that there are many untold stories of the Appalachian people and Native Americans in the area. I found this video to be informative and intriguing. It's always interesting to learn about the history of an area and how it relates to Bigfoot sightings. I highly recommend checking out the video for yourself and hearing Nathan Jenkins' firsthand account of his family's history and experiences in Shenandoah Valley.