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American Folklore: North Carolina

North Carolina has a long history of human habitation. In that time, it has racked up some impressive folklore tales associated with its people and landscape. Tales range from the creepy to the...

American Folklore: New York

New York has a long and interesting history going back thousands of years to Native American times. It has been a French fur trapping outpost, a Dutch colony, a British colony, and one of the...

American Folklore: New Mexico

New Mexico has a long and storied history, beginning with the Native Americans, then the Spanish explorers, then Mexico, then the United States. It has plenty of its own intriguing folklore to share...

American Folklore: New Jersey

New Jersey has a long history with Native Americans, Dutch, Swedish, and English settlers. It is also one of the original thirteen British American colonies, and home to some important and decisive...

American Folklore: New Hampshire

Like most places in North America, New Hampshire has a history of human habitation going back thousands of years. It is also one of the original thirteen English colonies, and much of it is still...

American Folklore: Nevada

Nevada has a long and intriguing history, having been inhabited by a number of different people over the millennia. As such, it has some fascinating folklore all its own. Here are some of the...

American Folklore: Nebraska

Nebraska is located on the Great Plains, and has a history of Native American habitation going back thousands of years. The French, Spanish, and English came in the late 17th and early 18th centuries...

American Folklore: Montana

Montana has a long history of human habitation. It was Native American territory for thousands of years, and thanks to its remote location, Europeans made contact with the Natives there only...

American Folklore: Missouri

Missouri has a long history of human habitation. It also has deep woods and mysterious rolling hills where just about anything can hide. Naturally, it has collected some unique folklore of its own...

American Folklore: Mississippi

Mississippi has some interesting folklore. From mermaid worshipping Native Americans to witches and ghosts of all kinds, the folklore ranges from creepy to touching, and from weird to sad. Here are...

American Folklore: Minnesota

Minnesota has lots of virgin forest, a long Native American history, and a history of European exploration going back at least four centuries (maybe more, as you will see). Not surprisingly, it has...

American Folklore: Michigan

Michigan has a long history of human habitation going back thousands of years. First belonging to Native Americans, then to the French, then to the English, it has a unique location along the Great...

American Folklore: Massachusetts

Massachusetts is one of the original thirteen colonies, and home to several Native American tribes for thousands of years before the arrival of the English to their shores. Between that and the...