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Jersey Devil - Mythical Creatures Guide


The most accepted origin of the story as far as New Jerseyians are concerned started with Mother Leeds and is as follows: It was said that Mother Leeds had 12 children and after giving birth to her 12th child she stated that if she had another it would be the Devil. In 1735, Mother Leeds was in labor on a stormy night. Gathered around her were her friends. Mother Leeds was supposedly a witch and the child's father was the Devil himself. The child was born normal, but then changed form. It changed from a normal baby to a creature with hooves, a horse's head, bat wings and a forked tail. It growled and screamed, then killed the midwife before flying up the chimney. It circled the villages and headed toward the pines. In 1740, a clergy exorcised the demon for 100 years and it wasn't seen again until 1890. Reportedly in 1778, Commodore Stephen Decatur visited the Hanover Iron Works in the Barrens to test cannonballs at a firing range, where he allegedly witnessed a strange, pale white creature winging overhead. Using cannon fire, Decatur purportedly punctured the wing membrane of the creature, which continued flying – apparently unfazed – to the amazement of onlookers. The Jersey Devil is considered a nuetral creature.


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meganbeard66 Is this real? 0 Jan 20 2012, 3:36 PM EST by meganbeard66
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i watch a show about this creature, it seems interesting, i want to know more about it.
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Anonymous im not sure 1 Dec 15 2011, 3:03 AM EST by FlipFlopRagDoll
 
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i live in some part of new jersey and my teacher says it might be true so im kinda scared
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Anonymous sounds true 0 Dec 15 2011, 12:32 AM EST by Anonymous
 
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the dates makes me think that its true
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