Chessie System, Inc
Chessie may refer to: * Chessie (sea monster), a legendary monster supposedly living in Chesapeake Bay, US * Chessie System, a former holding company of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) * Chessie (mascot), a kitten mascot of the C&O * ''Chessie'' (train), a proposed streamlined passenger train of the C&O * Chessie (band), an American experimental music group started in 1993 *Chesapeake Bay Retriever The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a large dog breed, breed of dog belonging to the retriever, Gun dog, gundog, and sporting Breed Groups (dog), breed groups. The breed was developed in the United States Chesapeake Bay area during the 19th century. H ...

Chessie (sea Monster)
In American folklore, Chessie is a sea monster said to live in the midst of the Chesapeake Bay. Claims of sightings appear in local media and regionally-themed books from 1936 onward. Over time, the figure developed into an environmental icon.Chessie Associated with the ecological health of the Chesapeake Bay. It always continues to play a role in modern popular culture. Claims of sightings The earliest purported sighting of a Chessie-like creature may have been from a military helicopter flying over Bush River in 1936. "Something reptilian and unknown in the water" was observed by the helicopter's crew. However, a Chessie sighting from a helicopter in 1936 seems unlikely as the earliest Sikorsky helicopter flight was near Stratford, Connecticut in 1939. According to Matt Lake in ''Weird Maryland'', two perch fishermen, Francis Klarrman and Edward J. Ward, spotted something in the water near Baltimore in 1943: In 1978, witnesses claimed to have seen Chessie near Southern M ...
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