Big Bowman Pond Explained

Big Bowman Pond
Coordinates:42.6483°N -73.4881°W
Pushpin Map:USA New York
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New York

Big Bowman Pond is a small glacial lake in the Taborton section of the Town of Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York, United States.[1] The lake is located on a geologic formation known as the Rensselaer Plateau.[2]

Big Bowman

Big Bowman Pond is known to locals as the home of Big Bowman (also known as "Bowie"), a large, aquatic cryptid. Though its description varies from one account to the next, Big Bowman is generally described as being similar in appearance to the Bunyip, a mythical creature from Australian Aboriginal mythology. Rumors of the existence of Big Bowman began to circulate the greater Albany area in the late 1800s after a young boy went missing while swimming in the lake.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System. . January 23, 1980 . [{{Gnis3|943842}} Big Bowman Pond ]. November 22, 2015.
  2. Web site: Rensselaer Plateau Association - Maps. November 22, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111423/http://rensselaerplateau.org/RensselaerPlateau/Maps.aspx. December 24, 2013.
  3. Web site: Bowman Lake Association - Bowman Lake Association. www.bowmanlakeny.org. 2019-11-24.