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The Jersey Devil

Chapter 1

The birth of a legend

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Chapter 2

The mysterious Pine Barrens

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Chapter 3

The great panic of 1909

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Chapter 4

From monster to cultural icon

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Master of The Jersey Devil

Ch 1 · The birth of a legend
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diletta Quaker outcasts and astrological disputes

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The birth of a legend

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diletta The evolution of the Leeds Devil

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diletta Colonial rivalries and political almanacs

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diletta The fateful night of 1735

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diletta The Jersey Devil

We locked up the schools in the January cold, To hide from the shadow the pine trees hold.

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Quaker outcasts and astrological disputes

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Fun Fact

Royal witness: Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, claimed to have seen the Jersey Devil while hunting on his Bordentown estate in 1820.

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Colonial rivalries and political almanacs

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Glossary
cryptid (noun)
An animal whose existence is rumored but not scientifically proven. In 1735, Jane Leeds allegedly gave birth to the winged, hooved beast in the New Jersey wilderness.

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Quiz

Which of the following physical features is traditionally attributed to the Jersey Devil?

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Gossip

Whose side would you take in the 1700s Leeds family feud?

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Quiz

In which specific New Jersey region is the Jersey Devil said to reside?

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Quiz

What year is traditionally cited in folklore as the birth of the Jersey Devil?

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Quiz

What is the traditional name of the mother accused of cursing her child in the Jersey Devil legend?

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Quiz

Which famous American colonial figure feuded with Titan Leeds, helping fuel the Jersey Devil legend?

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Quiz

What was the Jersey Devil primarily called by locals before the 20th century?

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Quiz

Why was Daniel Leeds shunned by his Quaker community in Burlington, New Jersey, in 1688?

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Quiz

According to the colonial legend, the Jersey Devil was which child of Mother Leeds?

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