page_title: Snallygaster
hierarchical_section_title: Snallygaster
caption_attribution_description: English: This sketch is of a snallygaster, a bird-reptile creature, that was reported to have haunt the vicinity of South Mountain, Maryland and nearby cities. You are free to use the image under the license listed, so long as it is attributed to "Lumberwoods, Unnatural History Museum." A link to http://www.lumberwoods.org/ would be appreciated but not obligatory.
context_page_description: In American folklore, the snallygaster is a bird-reptile chimera originating in the supersitions of early German immigrants later combined with sensationalistic newspaper reports of the monster. Early sightings associate the snallygaster with Frederick County, Maryland, especially the areas of South Mountain and the Middletown Valley. Later reports would expand on sightings encompassing an area to include Central Maryland and the Washington, DC, metro area.
context_section_description: In American folklore, the snallygaster is a bird-reptile  chimera originating in the supersitions of early German immigrants later combined with  sensationalistic newspaper reports  of the monster. Early sightings associate the snallygaster with Frederick County, Maryland, especially the areas of  South Mountain and the Middletown Valley. Later reports would expand on sightings encompassing an area to include  Central Maryland and the Washington, DC, metro area.
caption: Sketch of a snallygaster based on folkloric accounts.
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