Frederick County, Maryland

county in Maryland, United States

1862 battle of the American Civil War

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1864 battle of the American Civil War

military order issued by Robert E. Lee during the American Civil War

In American folklore, the snallygaster is a bird-reptile chimera originating in the superstitions 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, Braddock Heights and the Middletown Valley. Later reports would expand on sightings encompassing an area to include Central Maryland; Berkeley County, West Virginia; and the Washington, DC, metro area.

battle of the American Civil War