Case file · Folklore / legend
Snarly Yow, the black dog of South Mountain
A huge black phantom dog said to haunt the road over South Mountain, recorded by Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren in South Mountain Magic (1882).
1882 CE · 39.50, -77.62 · status: legend
The account
Like the black dogs of English lore, it appears on lonely roads, grows larger when challenged and cannot be hurt by bullets. It is one of the best-known 'hellhound' legends in America.