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New Jersey's Mysteries
Home » New Jersey » New Jersey Overview » New Jersey's MysteriesPirate’s, politicians murderers, and heros have all made their way through New Jersey, making New Jersey the most interesting state there is. On July 12, 1916, New Jersey began like any other day, hot and humid. Captain Thomas Cottrell took a break from his bait and tackle shop and tried to catch a cool breeze near the mouth of the Matawan Creek in Keyport, New Jersey. Captain Cottrell was a retired sailor and part-time fisherman. While sitting in the middle of the creek he saw a large black shadow. Captain Cottrell knew immediately what he was seeing. A Shark! Captain Cottrell was not the only one seeing sharks, Sharks were on everybody’s mind. Many people were injured or killed by the shark that attacked in the summer of 1916. People were still puzzled today as to how and why did a man eating shark attack here. The film “JAWS” was reportedly based on the shark attack of 1916. In the 1800's there were supposedly fifteen women burned as witches. They were buried on Whippoorwill Valley Road in Middletown, New Jersey and when you drive down the road you can feel fifteen bumps where the graves are. “Hellraiser” a local legend in a mysterious black monster truck would run you off the road. Another mystery is “Wall of Faces”. If you take a picture at night and develop the film you would see faces all over the wall. The Cooper Road legend is called “The Baby Bridge” On a night when the moon is full, at midnight if you pass over the bridge, stop the car and shut off the engine you can hear a baby cry. If you hear the baby cry the mother supposedly comes after you.
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