Jersey Devil

Origin and tradition

New Jersey folklore describes the Jersey Devil as a cursed child or monstrous creature haunting the Pine Barrens.

Illustration in this atlas

The plate shows an upright, horse-faced creature with horns, bat wings, two hoofed hind legs, short clawed forearms, and a forked tail in the Pine Barrens. Descriptions vary, but this follows the familiar bipedal form rather than a four-legged winged horse.

References and further reading

1. en.wikipedia.org — Jersey Devil
2. nj.gov — nj devil.shtml
3. libraries.rutgers.edu — running-jersey-devil-1
4. pinelandsalliance.org — Jersey Devil

These references offer further reading. Accounts and depictions vary; the atlas illustration is interpretive artwork, rather than historical or scientific evidence.