| Contents |
Foreword: Legend in Little America / by Charles Camp -- PART I. MARYLAND'S HAUNTED PLACES (OR, GHOSTS ACROSS MARYLAND) -- Abandonment Issues : The Legend of Hell House (St. Mary's College) -- Out of the Woods and Into the Park : The Enchanted Forest of Ellicott City -- In the Shadows of Druid Ridge : The Cursed Statue of Black Aggie -- Hell on Wheels : The Demon Car of Seven Hills Road -- Bridges over Troubled Water : Headless Ghosts, Psycho Killers and Dead Baby Sightings -- Baltimore's Ghostwriters : The Sun Shines a Light on Maryland's Shades -- Terrapin Tales : The University of Maryland's Campus Legends -- PART II. MARYLAND'S LEGENDARY CREATURES -- Loyal to the End : The Blue Dog of Port Tobacco -- From Fakelore to Folklore : The Snallygaster of North Central Maryland -- A Dog Has Its Day : The Dwayyo of Gambrill State Park -- Getting Maryland's Goat : The Goatman of Prince George's County -- Strange Bedfellows : The College Park Cuddler -- PART III. HISTORICAL MARYLAND LEGENDS -- A Thin Line Between Victory and Defeat : Maryland's First Regiment, the Battle of Long Island and the "Old Line State" -- Bravest of All in Frederick Town : Barbara Fritchie and the American Flag -- A Tradition Nevermore : The Edgar Allan Poe Toaster, 1949-2009. |
| Abstract |
"The demon car of Seven Hills Road, the ominous Hell House above the Patapsco River, the mythical Snallygaster of western Maryland--these are the extraordinary tales and bizarre creatures that color Maryland's folklore. The Blue Dog of Port Tobacco faithfully guards his master's gold even in death, and in Cambridge, the headless ghost of Big Liz watches over the treasure of Greenbriar Swamp. The woods of Prince George's County are home to stories of the menacing Goatman, while on stormy nights at the nearby University of Maryland, the strains of a ghostly piano float from Marie Mount Hall. From the storied heroics of the First Maryland Regiment in the Revolutionary War to the mystery of the Poe Toaster, folklorists Trevor J. Blank and David J. Puglia unravel the legends of Maryland"--Back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2014012505 |
| ISBN | 9781626194137 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1626194130 (paperback) |
