The devils rock

Devil's Rock is said to hold the footprint of Satan himself. Located
off State Road 1131 in Largo, there's a place where the print of a left
foot that is slightly larger than human size can be seen imprinted deep
into a large rock.

How did The Devil's footprint get in a rock in North Carolina? This
is one North Carolina legend that starts in South Carolina. There, in
Flat Rock, the Devil's matching right footprint can be found.

Some time in the last century, there was a man in Flat Rock who was
reported to be one of the meanest men ever to walk the Earth. This man
spent his time brawling, drinking, cussing, and racking up a list of
sins so long that if you wrote them all out the paper would stretch for
miles.

Now, this man grew old, as we all do, and nearing the end he looked
back on his life and knew where he was headed. He also knew he didn't
want to go there. But the man was such a mean-spirited cuss that Heaven
didn't look like much fun to him either. So he set out a plan to avoid
going to either place.

When he knew his time was drawing near, the man went out and bought a
 bunch of the sharpest tacks he could find. He then went up onto the
rock from which Flat Rock gets his name, spread these tacks around,
covered them with old leaves, sat down, and waited.

Soon enough The Devil appeared before him, come to carry his soul away to the fiery pits below.

"You ready to go?" The Devil asked him.

"I am," said the man, "But before I do I'd light to get a good look
at you. I've been on your side this whole life. I've heard so much about
 how magnificent you are to look at. I know that you're a busy man. And
when I'm down in your place I won't get much of a chance to see you,
there being so many wicked people up here needing your attention, so if
you could kindly step back a bit so I can take you all in, I'd much
appreciate it. It'd be the best reward I can think of in this evil life
I've led."

Now, the Devil is a vain creature, and he ate this flattery right up.
 He puffed himself up and stepped back to show off, and stepped down
hard on to those hidden tacks laying on the ground.

The Devil hollered and jumped up in the air. When he jumped, he
pushed down so that he left his right footprint in that rock in South
Carolina. He went up so high that when he landed he landed miles and
miles away in North Carolina. And when he came down he came down so hard
 that when he hit the ground he forced his left footprint into that rock
 in Largo.

After that, Satan was too scared to have that man, and Heaven
wouldn't have him, either. So now his ghost walks the Earth, up and down
 between those two footprints, laughing to himself all the while.

## How to Get There

The rock is still there, but unfortunately a force greater than the
Prince of Darkness himself has reduced its glory. The Department of
Transportation dynamited most of Devil's Rock to build a new road, so
there's very little left of the footprint to see.

Devil's Rock is located in Largo, which is about an hour North of Raleigh between 401 and US 1.

The rock itself can be found in a field off of State Road 1131. Once you reach SR 1131, look for a sign that says *Devil's Rock* hanging off a mailbox on the left.

Devil's Rock is on Private Property. The land is owned by a very nice
 man named Mr. Harris who is generally obliging, but please ask
permission before going to see it.