Local Legends in Leeds Point, New Jersey

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Jersey Devil

Leeds Point, NJ

The Jersey Devil is the Pine Barrens' resident monster: born, legend says, to Mother Leeds at Leeds Point in 1735 as a cursed thirteenth child that flew up the chimney. Nearly three centuries of sightings, panics and hoofprints have made it New Jersey's official folklore icon.

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About local legends in Leeds Point

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