![]() McCloy and Ray Miller, Jr., Middle Atlantic Press. ![]() Purchase the book Legendary Pine Barrens: New Tales from Old Haunts for a modern take on the Jersey Devil and other mysterious happenings in the Pine Barrens. Many continue to believe that the legendary being is still around disturbing the region and will continue to do so for generations to come. To this day, people traveling down the Garden State Parkway or the Atlantic City Expressway reported sightings of “something” or tell stories of strange occurrences. Reliable people, including police, government officials, businessmen and many others who so integrity is beyond question, have witnessed the Devil’s activities. Several reports of the Jersey Devil’s death also proved to be inconclusive and even the scientific community could not explain its existence.īelief in the Jersey Devil is quite real and based on records of concrete occurrences. Posses were constantly formed to apprehend the Devil, but to no avail and at one point, as much as $100,000 was offered for the capture of the Jersey Devil, dead or alive. His presence has been seen and felt by many in at least fifty different towns when he emerges from his natural lair in the Pinelands and wanders throughout Southern New Jersey, sometimes intriguing and sometimes terrorizing the residents. The creature then gave a screech unfolded its wings and flew out the window and into the adjacent swamp.įor more than 250 years this mysterious creature is said to prowl through the marshes of Southern New Jersey.Ĭountless stories have circulated describing the Devils escapades, raiding chicken coops and farms, destroying crops and killing animals. ![]() In disgust, she cried out, “Let it be the devil!” The story continues that the child arrived and it was a baby devil. Leeds, a resident of Estellville, was distraught when she learned she was expecting for the thirteenth time. The most widely held belief about the origin of the Jersey Devil is that Mrs.
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