Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — CompleteMYTHS AND LEGENDS OF OUR OWN LANDReading editionChapter navigation265 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF OUR OWN LANDPREFACERIP VAN WINKLECATSKILL GNOMESTHE CATSKILL WITCHTHE REVENGE OF SHANDAKENCONDEMNED TO THE NOOSEBIG INDIANTHE BAKER'S DOZENTHE DEVIL'S DANCE-CHAMBER.THE CULPRIT FAYPOKEPSIEDUNDERBERGANTHONY'S NOSEMOODUA CREEKA TRAPPER'S GHASTLY VENGEANCETHE VANDERDECKEN OF TAPPAN ZEETHE GALLOPING HESSIANSTORM SHIP OF THE HUDSONWHY SPUYTEN DUYVIL IS SO NAMEDTHE RAMAPO SALAMANDERCHIEF CROTONTHE RETREAT FROM MAHOPACNIAGARATHE DEFORMED OF ZOARHORSEHEADSKAYUTA AND WANETATHE DROP STARTHE PROPHET OF PALMYRAA VILLAIN'S CREMATIONTHE MONSTER MOSQUITOETHE GREEN PICTURETHE NUNS OF CARTHAGETHE SKULL IN THE WALLTHE HAUNTED MILLOLD INDIAN FACETHE DIVISION OF THE SARANACSAN EVENT IN INDIAN PARKTHE INDIAN PLUMEBIRTH OF THE WATER-LILYROGERS'S SLIDETHE FALLS AT COHOESFRANCIS WOOLCOTT'S NIGHT-RIDERSPOLLY'S LOVERCROSBY, THE PATRIOT SPYTHE LOST GRAVE OF PAINETHE RISING OF GOUVERNEUR MORRISDOLPH HEYLIGERTHE KNELL AT THE WEDDINGROISTERING DIRCK VAN DARATHE PARTY FROM GIBBET ISLANDMISS BRITTON'S POKERTHE DEVIL'S STEPPING-STONESTHE SPRINGS OF BLOOD AND WATERTHE CRUMBLING SILVERTHE CORTELYOU ELOPEMENTVAN WEMPEL'S GOOSETHE WEARY WATCHERTHE RIVAL FIDDLERSWYANDANKMARK OF THE SPIRIT HANDTHE FIRST LIBERAL CHURCHTHE PHANTOM DRAGOONDELAWARE WATER GAPTHE PHANTOM DRUMMERTHE MISSING SOLDIER OF VALLEY FORGETHE LAST SHOT AT GERMANTOWNA BLOW IN THE DARKTHE TORY'S CONVERSIONLORD PERCY'S DREAMSAVED BY THE BIBLEPARRICIDE OF THE WISSAHICKONTHE BLACKSMITH AT BRANDYWINEFATHER AND SONTHE ENVY OF MANITOUTHE LAST REVEL IN PRINTZ HALLTHE TWO RINGSFLAME SCALPS OF THE CHARTIERSTHE CONSECRATION OF WASHINGTONEVANGALINETHE SNORING OF SWUNKSUSTHE LEWISTON HERMITTHE DEAD SHIP OF HARPSWELLTHE SCHOOLMASTER HAD NOT REACHED ORRINGTON.JACK WELCH'S DEATH LIGHTTHE LADY URSULAFATHER MOODY'S BLACK VEILTHE HOME OF THUNDERTHE PARTRIDGE WITCHTHE MARRIAGE OF MOUNT KATAHDINTHE MOOSE OF MOUNT KINEOTHE OWL TREEA CHESTNUT LOGTHE WATCHER ON WHITE ISLANDCHOCORUAPASSACONAWAY'S RIDE TO HEAVENTHE BALL GAME BY THE SACOTHE WHITE MOUNTAINSTHE VISION ON MOUNT ADAMSTHE GREAT CARBUNCLESKINNER'S CAVEYET THEY CALL IT LOVER'S LEAPSALEM AND OTHER WITCHCRAFTTHE GLOUCESTER LEAGUERSSATAN AND HIS BURIAL-PLACEPETER RUGG, THE MISSING MANTHE LOSS OF WEETAMOOTHE FATAL FORGET-ME-NOTTHE OLD MILL AT SOMERVILLEEDWARD RANDOLPH'S PORTRAITLADY ELEANORE'S MANTLEHOWE'S MASQUERADEOLD ESTHER DUDLEYTHE LOSS OF JACOB HURDTHE HOBOMAKBERKSHIRE TORIESTHE REVENGE OF JOSIAH BREEZETHE MAY-POLE OF MERRYMOUNTTHE DEVIL AND TOM WALKERTHE GRAY CHAMPIONTHE FOREST SMITHYWAHCONAH FALLSKNOCKING AT THE TOMBTHE WHITE DEER OF ONOTAWIZARD'S GLENBALANCED ROCKSHONKEEK-MOONKEEKTHE SALEM ALCHEMISTELIZA WHARTONSALE OF THE SOUTHWICKSTHE COURTSHIP OF MYLES STANDISHMOTHER CREWEAUNT RACHEL'S CURSENIX'S MATETHE WILD MAN OF CAPE CODNEWBURY'S OLD ELMSAMUEL SEWALL'S PROPHECYTHE SHRIEKING WOMANAGNES SURRIAGESKIPPER IRESON'S RIDEHEARTBREAK HILLHARRY MAIN: THE TREASURE AND THE CATSTHE WESSAGUSCUS HANGINGTHE UNKNOWN CHAMPIONGOODY COLEGENERAL MOULTON AND THE DEVILTHE SKELETON IN ARMORMARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKETLOVE AND TREASONTHE HEADLESS SKELETON OF SWAMPTOWNTHE CROW AND CAT OF HOPKINSHILLTHE OLD STONE MILLORIGIN OF A NAMEMICAH ROOD APPLESA DINNER AND ITS CONSEQUENCESTHE NEW HAVEN STORM SHIPTHE WINDAM FROGSTHE LAMB OF SACRIFICEMOODUS NOISESHADDAM ENCHANTMENTSBLOCK ISLAND AND THE PALATINETHE BUCCANEERROBERT LOCKWOOD'S FATELOVE AND RUMTHE SWIM AT INDIAN HEADTHE MOANING SISTERSA RIDE FOR A BRIDESPOOKS OF THE HIAWASSEELAKE OF THE DISMAL SWAMPTHE BARGE OF DEFEATNATURAL BRIDGETHE SILENCE BROKENSIREN OF THE FRENCH BROADTHE HUNTER OF CALAWASSEEREVENGE OF THE ACCABEETOCCOA FALLSTWO LIVES FOR ONEA GHOSTLY AVENGERTHE WRAITH RINGER OF ATLANTATHE SWALLOWING EARTHQUAKELAST STAND OF THE BILOXITHE SACRED FIRE OF NACHEZPASS CHRISTIANTHE UNDER LANDAN AVERTED PERILTHE OBSTINACY OF SAINT CLAIRTHE HUNDREDTH SKULLTHE CRIME OF BLACK SWAMPTHE HOUSE ACCURSEDMICHEL DE COUCY'S TROUBLESWALLEN'S RIDGETHE SKY WALKER OF HURONTHE COFFIN OF SNAKESMACKINACKLAKE SUPERIOR WATER GODSTHE WITCH OF PICTURED ROCKSTHE ORIGIN OF WHITE-FISHTHE SPIRIT OF CLOUDYTHE SUN FIRE AT SAULT SAINTE MARIETHE SNAKE GOD OF BELLE ISLEWERE-WOLVES OF DETROITTHE ESCAPE OF FRANCOIS NAVARRETHE OLD LODGERTHE NAIN ROUGETWO REVENGESHIAWATHATHE INDIAN MESSIAHTHE VISION OF RESCUEDEVIL'S LAKETHE KEUSCA ELOPEMENTPIPESTONETHE VIRGINS' FEASTFALLS OF ST. ANTHONYFLYING SHADOW AND TRACK MAKERSAVED BY A LIGHTNING-STROKETHE KILLING OF CLOUDY SKYPROVIDENCE HOLETHE SCARE CURETWELFTH NIGHT AT CAHOKIATHE SPELL OF CREVE CIUR LAKEHOW THE CRIME WAS REVEALEDBANSHEE OF THE BAD LANDSSTANDING ROCKTHE SALT WITCHOVER THE DIVIDETHE PHANTOM TRAIN OF MARSHALL PASSTHE RIVER OF LOST SOULSRIDERS OF THE DESERTTHE DIVISION OF TWO TRIBESBESIEGED BY STARVATIONA YELLOWSTONE TRAGEDYTHE BROAD HOUSETHE DEATH WALTZTHE FLOOD AT SANTA FEGODDESS OF SALTTHE COMING OF THE NAVAJOSTHE ARK ON SUPERSTITION MOUNTAINSTHE PALE FACED LIGHTNINGTHE WEIRD SENTINEL AT SQUAW PEAKSACRIFICE OF THE TOLTECSTA-VWOTS CONQUERS THE SUNTHE COMANCHE RIDERHORNED TOAD AND GIANTSTHE SPIDER TOWERTHE LOST TRAILA BATTLE IN THE AIRTHE VOYAGER OF WHULGETAMANOUS OF TACOMATHE DEVIL AND THE DALLESCASCADES OF THE COLUMBIATHE DEATH OF UMATILLAHUNGER VALLEYTHE WRATH OF MANITOUTHE SPOOK OF MISERY HILLTHE QUEEN OF DEATH VALLEYBRIDAL VEIL FALLTHE GOVERNOR'S RIGHT EYETHE PRISONER IN AMERICAN SHAFTKIDD'S TREASUREOTHER BURIED WEALTHMONSTERS AND SEA-SERPENTSSTONE-THROWING DEVILSSTORIED SPRINGSLOVERS' LEAPSGOD ON THE MOUNTAINSBeginning of this editionNext chapter →PREFACEAll chapters and sections (265)MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF OUR OWN LANDPREFACERIP VAN WINKLECATSKILL GNOMESTHE CATSKILL WITCHTHE REVENGE OF SHANDAKENCONDEMNED TO THE NOOSEBIG INDIANTHE BAKER'S DOZENTHE DEVIL'S DANCE-CHAMBER.THE CULPRIT FAYPOKEPSIEDUNDERBERGANTHONY'S NOSEMOODUA CREEKA TRAPPER'S GHASTLY VENGEANCETHE VANDERDECKEN OF TAPPAN ZEETHE GALLOPING HESSIANSTORM SHIP OF THE HUDSONWHY SPUYTEN DUYVIL IS SO NAMEDTHE RAMAPO SALAMANDERCHIEF CROTONTHE RETREAT FROM MAHOPACNIAGARATHE DEFORMED OF ZOARHORSEHEADSKAYUTA AND WANETATHE DROP STARTHE PROPHET OF PALMYRAA VILLAIN'S CREMATIONTHE MONSTER MOSQUITOETHE GREEN PICTURETHE NUNS OF CARTHAGETHE SKULL IN THE WALLTHE HAUNTED MILLOLD INDIAN FACETHE DIVISION OF THE SARANACSAN EVENT IN INDIAN PARKTHE INDIAN PLUMEBIRTH OF THE WATER-LILYROGERS'S SLIDETHE FALLS AT COHOESFRANCIS WOOLCOTT'S NIGHT-RIDERSPOLLY'S LOVERCROSBY, THE PATRIOT SPYTHE LOST GRAVE OF PAINETHE RISING OF GOUVERNEUR MORRISDOLPH HEYLIGERTHE KNELL AT THE WEDDINGROISTERING DIRCK VAN DARATHE PARTY FROM GIBBET ISLANDMISS BRITTON'S POKERTHE DEVIL'S STEPPING-STONESTHE SPRINGS OF BLOOD AND WATERTHE CRUMBLING SILVERTHE CORTELYOU ELOPEMENTVAN WEMPEL'S GOOSETHE WEARY WATCHERTHE RIVAL FIDDLERSWYANDANKMARK OF THE SPIRIT HANDTHE FIRST LIBERAL CHURCHTHE PHANTOM DRAGOONDELAWARE WATER GAPTHE PHANTOM DRUMMERTHE MISSING SOLDIER OF VALLEY FORGETHE LAST SHOT AT GERMANTOWNA BLOW IN THE DARKTHE TORY'S CONVERSIONLORD PERCY'S DREAMSAVED BY THE BIBLEPARRICIDE OF THE WISSAHICKONTHE BLACKSMITH AT BRANDYWINEFATHER AND SONTHE ENVY OF MANITOUTHE LAST REVEL IN PRINTZ HALLTHE TWO RINGSFLAME SCALPS OF THE CHARTIERSTHE CONSECRATION OF WASHINGTONEVANGALINETHE SNORING OF SWUNKSUSTHE LEWISTON HERMITTHE DEAD SHIP OF HARPSWELLTHE SCHOOLMASTER HAD NOT REACHED ORRINGTON.JACK WELCH'S DEATH LIGHTTHE LADY URSULAFATHER MOODY'S BLACK VEILTHE HOME OF THUNDERTHE PARTRIDGE WITCHTHE MARRIAGE OF MOUNT KATAHDINTHE MOOSE OF MOUNT KINEOTHE OWL TREEA CHESTNUT LOGTHE WATCHER ON WHITE ISLANDCHOCORUAPASSACONAWAY'S RIDE TO HEAVENTHE BALL GAME BY THE SACOTHE WHITE MOUNTAINSTHE VISION ON MOUNT ADAMSTHE GREAT CARBUNCLESKINNER'S CAVEYET THEY CALL IT LOVER'S LEAPSALEM AND OTHER WITCHCRAFTTHE GLOUCESTER LEAGUERSSATAN AND HIS BURIAL-PLACEPETER RUGG, THE MISSING MANTHE LOSS OF WEETAMOOTHE FATAL FORGET-ME-NOTTHE OLD MILL AT SOMERVILLEEDWARD RANDOLPH'S PORTRAITLADY ELEANORE'S MANTLEHOWE'S MASQUERADEOLD ESTHER DUDLEYTHE LOSS OF JACOB HURDTHE HOBOMAKBERKSHIRE TORIESTHE REVENGE OF JOSIAH BREEZETHE MAY-POLE OF MERRYMOUNTTHE DEVIL AND TOM WALKERTHE GRAY CHAMPIONTHE FOREST SMITHYWAHCONAH FALLSKNOCKING AT THE TOMBTHE WHITE DEER OF ONOTAWIZARD'S GLENBALANCED ROCKSHONKEEK-MOONKEEKTHE SALEM ALCHEMISTELIZA WHARTONSALE OF THE SOUTHWICKSTHE COURTSHIP OF MYLES STANDISHMOTHER CREWEAUNT RACHEL'S CURSENIX'S MATETHE WILD MAN OF CAPE CODNEWBURY'S OLD ELMSAMUEL SEWALL'S PROPHECYTHE SHRIEKING WOMANAGNES SURRIAGESKIPPER IRESON'S RIDEHEARTBREAK HILLHARRY MAIN: THE TREASURE AND THE CATSTHE WESSAGUSCUS HANGINGTHE UNKNOWN CHAMPIONGOODY COLEGENERAL MOULTON AND THE DEVILTHE SKELETON IN ARMORMARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKETLOVE AND TREASONTHE HEADLESS SKELETON OF SWAMPTOWNTHE CROW AND CAT OF HOPKINSHILLTHE OLD STONE MILLORIGIN OF A NAMEMICAH ROOD APPLESA DINNER AND ITS CONSEQUENCESTHE NEW HAVEN STORM SHIPTHE WINDAM FROGSTHE LAMB OF SACRIFICEMOODUS NOISESHADDAM ENCHANTMENTSBLOCK ISLAND AND THE PALATINETHE BUCCANEERROBERT LOCKWOOD'S FATELOVE AND RUMTHE SWIM AT INDIAN HEADTHE MOANING SISTERSA RIDE FOR A BRIDESPOOKS OF THE HIAWASSEELAKE OF THE DISMAL SWAMPTHE BARGE OF DEFEATNATURAL BRIDGETHE SILENCE BROKENSIREN OF THE FRENCH BROADTHE HUNTER OF CALAWASSEEREVENGE OF THE ACCABEETOCCOA FALLSTWO LIVES FOR ONEA GHOSTLY AVENGERTHE WRAITH RINGER OF ATLANTATHE SWALLOWING EARTHQUAKELAST STAND OF THE BILOXITHE SACRED FIRE OF NACHEZPASS CHRISTIANTHE UNDER LANDAN AVERTED PERILTHE OBSTINACY OF SAINT CLAIRTHE HUNDREDTH SKULLTHE CRIME OF BLACK SWAMPTHE HOUSE ACCURSEDMICHEL DE COUCY'S TROUBLESWALLEN'S RIDGETHE SKY WALKER OF HURONTHE COFFIN OF SNAKESMACKINACKLAKE SUPERIOR WATER GODSTHE WITCH OF PICTURED ROCKSTHE ORIGIN OF WHITE-FISHTHE SPIRIT OF CLOUDYTHE SUN FIRE AT SAULT SAINTE MARIETHE SNAKE GOD OF BELLE ISLEWERE-WOLVES OF DETROITTHE ESCAPE OF FRANCOIS NAVARRETHE OLD LODGERTHE NAIN ROUGETWO REVENGESHIAWATHATHE INDIAN MESSIAHTHE VISION OF RESCUEDEVIL'S LAKETHE KEUSCA ELOPEMENTPIPESTONETHE VIRGINS' FEASTFALLS OF ST. ANTHONYFLYING SHADOW AND TRACK MAKERSAVED BY A LIGHTNING-STROKETHE KILLING OF CLOUDY SKYPROVIDENCE HOLETHE SCARE CURETWELFTH NIGHT AT CAHOKIATHE SPELL OF CREVE CIUR LAKEHOW THE CRIME WAS REVEALEDBANSHEE OF THE BAD LANDSSTANDING ROCKTHE SALT WITCHOVER THE DIVIDETHE PHANTOM TRAIN OF MARSHALL PASSTHE RIVER OF LOST SOULSRIDERS OF THE DESERTTHE DIVISION OF TWO TRIBESBESIEGED BY STARVATIONA YELLOWSTONE TRAGEDYTHE BROAD HOUSETHE DEATH WALTZTHE FLOOD AT SANTA FEGODDESS OF SALTTHE COMING OF THE NAVAJOSTHE ARK ON SUPERSTITION MOUNTAINSTHE PALE FACED LIGHTNINGTHE WEIRD SENTINEL AT SQUAW PEAKSACRIFICE OF THE TOLTECSTA-VWOTS CONQUERS THE SUNTHE COMANCHE RIDERHORNED TOAD AND GIANTSTHE SPIDER TOWERTHE LOST TRAILA BATTLE IN THE AIRTHE VOYAGER OF WHULGETAMANOUS OF TACOMATHE DEVIL AND THE DALLESCASCADES OF THE COLUMBIATHE DEATH OF UMATILLAHUNGER VALLEYTHE WRATH OF MANITOUTHE SPOOK OF MISERY HILLTHE QUEEN OF DEATH VALLEYBRIDAL VEIL FALLTHE GOVERNOR'S RIGHT EYETHE PRISONER IN AMERICAN SHAFTKIDD'S TREASUREOTHER BURIED WEALTHMONSTERS AND SEA-SERPENTSSTONE-THROWING DEVILSSTORIED SPRINGSLOVERS' LEAPSGOD ON THE MOUNTAINSBy Charles M. SkinnerPREFACE →