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Jersey Devil

In South Jersey and Philadelphia folklore in the United States, the Jersey Devil, also known as the Leeds Devil, is a legendary creature, or cryptid, said to inhabit the forests of the New Jersey Pine Barrens in South Jersey. The creature is often described as a flying biped with hooves, but there are many variations. The common description is that of a…

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Origin of the legend

Leeds PointBurlingtonPrécisWitchThe devil
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Reported sightings

CannonballsStephen DecaturJoseph BonaparteNapoleonBordentown
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Description and explanation

PineysGangsHighwaymenLoyalistBrigands
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Richard DorsonOral traditionLoreMonsters and Mysteries in AmericaIce hockey
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Country
United States
Other name
Leeds Devil
Region
Pine Barrens, New Jersey

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Jersey Devil

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Jersey Devil

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related to Description and explanation · 19
Jersey Devil → Barrens, During, English, Gangs, Goddard, Henry, Historically, Leeds, Loyalist, Native Americans, Pine Barren, Pine Barrens, Pine Robbers, Pineys, Skeptics, So-called, South Jersey, The, The Kallikak Family
related to Cultural relevance · 16
Jersey Devil → America, American, American Comic Legend, Beast, Child, Dorson, In Man, In Search, Lore, Monsters, Mother Leeds, Mysteries, Oral, Richard Dorson, The, While
related to Wave of sightings in 1909 · 16
Jersey Devil → Among, Bristol, Camden, Delaware, During, Haddon Heights, January, Maryland, Other, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Zoo, Police, South Jersey, The, Vigilante
related to The Leeds family · 13
Jersey Devil → Atlantic County, Before, Deborah, Deborah Leeds, Deborah Leeds's, Devil, Japhet Leeds, Leeds, Leeds Devil, Leeds Point, Mother Leeds, New Jersey, South Jersey
related to Mother Leeds's 13th child · 12
Jersey Devil → According, Burlington, Leeds, Leeds Devil, Leeds Point, Let, Mother Leeds, Pine Barrens, Shourds, South Jersey Pine Barrens, The, The Pines
related to Relevant literature · 12
Jersey Devil → Baltimore, Benjamin Franklin Created, Brian, Esposito, Frank, How Quakers, Hucksters, ISBN, Johns Hopkins University Press, Monster, Regal, The Secret History
related to External links · 10
Jersey Devil → Brian, Digital HighwayDunning, Jean Shepherd, Jersey Devil Hunt, Jersey Devil New Jersey, November, Pinelands FolkloreWhat, Pinelands Preservation Alliance, Skeptoid, The Jersey Devis
related to Hoaxes · 8
Jersey Devil → According, Encyclopedia, Geoff Tibballs, Gordon Stein, Hoaxes, Norman Jeffries, Stein, The World's Greatest Hoaxes
related to The Leeds Devil · 8
Jersey Devil → Although, An, In, Leeds Devil, New Jersey, Pine Barrens, Regal, South Jersey
related to Reported sightings · 4
Jersey Devil → According, Commodore Stephen Decatur, Hanover Mill Works, There

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jersey devil leeds pine barrens new legend creature family leeds's south also titan ghost local many mother sightings popular early

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Jersey DevilCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Jersey DevilOther nameLeeds Devil1.00infobox
Jersey DevilRegionPine Barrens, New Jersey1.00infobox
the Shourds have occasionally been forwarded.According to one précisinstance ofbut other names0.80text
in 1735instance ofbut other names0.80text
a woman named Leeds had twelve children andinstance ofbut other names0.80text
after discovering she was pregnant for the thirteenth timeinstance ofbut other names0.80text
cursed the child in frustrationinstance ofbut other names0.80text
declaringinstance ofbut other names0.80text
Mother Leeds' 13th Childinstance ofThe latter is made evident not only by commentators who elaborate on this possibility but also by investigative programs0.80text
In Search of Monstersinstance ofThe latter is made evident not only by commentators who elaborate on this possibility but also by investigative programs0.80text
Loreinstance ofThe latter is made evident not only by commentators who elaborate on this possibility but also by investigative programs0.80text

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