The Goatman of Maryland’s Fletchertown Road

Record summary

The Maryland Goatman is an urban legend associated with roads, bridges, and wooded sites in Prince George’s County, especially Fletchertown Road and nearby locations. Common versions describe a human-animal figure threatening teenagers, vehicles, or dogs, with stories often attached to local “haunted” landmarks. The tradition matters for studying adolescent legend circulation, place-making, and the borrowing of motifs from older devil, satyr, and animal-person narratives. Its dating is uncertain, and many details appear in retrospective collections rather than identifiable contemporary reports.