Wardensville Wildman

 

27 November 1873
The Weekly Register (Point Pleasant, WV)
Source: Chronicling America

Yes! This is the kind of of Wild Man story I love to find and share for Wild Men Wednesdays! Wardensville is located in Hardy County, West Virginia, and in 1873 was home to a wild man who wasn't obviously a regular human man. This creature was entirely naked, but covered in coarse yellow hair. He had the appearance of a very high forehead, and was quite large. There's still a possibility that this was a misidentification of a feral human, but I think it's also a good contestant for actually being something non-human.