The Jersey Devil has built up a vast collection of encounter reports since its first appearance in the 1700s. In the second part … In 1840, the Jersey Devil was blamed for several livestock killings; similar attacks were reported again in 1841, accompanied by strange tracks and “unearthly” screams. … On the 21st, the creature attacked a trolley car in Haddon Heights, but was chased off, resulting in trolley cars in several nearby towns beginning to maintain armed guards. …

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Classic Cryptid: the Legend of the Jersey Devil (Pt. 2) | Who Forted …