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| TRUE STORY OF THE GREENMAN |
| Raymond Robinson |
The historic states along America’s Atlantic Seaboard have given birth to hundreds of ghostly tales and unusual stories over the
years. One of the strangest is undoubtedly that of the Jersey Devil, a creature that is believed by some to be a mythical creature
and by others, a real-life monster of flesh and blood. Its origins date back to when New Jersey was still a British colony.
According to the legend, Mrs. Jane Leeds came from a poor family who eked out an existence in the Pine Barrens of Jersey, a
rugged place with vast forests, sandy soil and patches of swamp. In 1735, Mrs. Leeds discovered that she was pregnant with her
13th child. She complained to her friends and relatives that the “Devil can take the next one”, and he did. When the baby was born,
he was monster! He immediately took on a grotesque appearance and grew to more than 20 feet long, with a reptilian body, a horse’
s head, bat wings and a long, forked tail. He thrashed about the Leeds home for a bit and then vanished up the chimney. The
creature, or the “Jersey Devil” as he was dubbed, began haunting the Pine Barrens.
The historic states along America’s Atlantic Seaboard have given birth to hundreds of ghostly tales and unusual stories over the
years. One of the strangest is undoubtedly that of the Jersey Devil, a creature that is believed by some to be a mythical creature
and by others, a real-life monster of flesh and blood. Its origins date back to when New Jersey was still a British colony.
According to the legend, Mrs. Jane Leeds came from a poor family who eked out an existence in the Pine Barrens of Jersey, a
rugged place with vast forests, sandy soil and patches of swamp. In 1735, Mrs. Leeds discovered that she was pregnant with her
13th child. She complained to her friends and relatives that the “Devil can take the next one”, and he did. When the baby was born,
he was monster! He immediately took on a grotesque appearance and grew to more than 20 feet long, with a reptilian body, a horse’
s head, bat wings and a long, forked tail. He thrashed about the Leeds home for a bit and then vanished up the chimney. The
creature, or the “Jersey Devil” as he was dubbed, began haunting the Pine Barrens.
years. One of the strangest is undoubtedly that of the Jersey Devil, a creature that is believed by some to be a mythical creature
and by others, a real-life monster of flesh and blood. Its origins date back to when New Jersey was still a British colony.
According to the legend, Mrs. Jane Leeds came from a poor family who eked out an existence in the Pine Barrens of Jersey, a
rugged place with vast forests, sandy soil and patches of swamp. In 1735, Mrs. Leeds discovered that she was pregnant with her
13th child. She complained to her friends and relatives that the “Devil can take the next one”, and he did. When the baby was born,
he was monster! He immediately took on a grotesque appearance and grew to more than 20 feet long, with a reptilian body, a horse’
s head, bat wings and a long, forked tail. He thrashed about the Leeds home for a bit and then vanished up the chimney. The
creature, or the “Jersey Devil” as he was dubbed, began haunting the Pine Barrens.
The historic states along America’s Atlantic Seaboard have given birth to hundreds of ghostly tales and unusual stories over the
years. One of the strangest is undoubtedly that of the Jersey Devil, a creature that is believed by some to be a mythical creature
and by others, a real-life monster of flesh and blood. Its origins date back to when New Jersey was still a British colony.
According to the legend, Mrs. Jane Leeds came from a poor family who eked out an existence in the Pine Barrens of Jersey, a
rugged place with vast forests, sandy soil and patches of swamp. In 1735, Mrs. Leeds discovered that she was pregnant with her
13th child. She complained to her friends and relatives that the “Devil can take the next one”, and he did. When the baby was born,
he was monster! He immediately took on a grotesque appearance and grew to more than 20 feet long, with a reptilian body, a horse’
s head, bat wings and a long, forked tail. He thrashed about the Leeds home for a bit and then vanished up the chimney. The
creature, or the “Jersey Devil” as he was dubbed, began haunting the Pine Barrens.
Raymond Robinson, also known as the “Green Man” or “Charlie No Face” is a man who will go down in history as
a local legend. Born on October 29th, 1910 in Big Beaver of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, he lived a normal life
up until the age of eight. In the spring of 1919, Raymond ventured down to the tracks of the Harmony Trolley Line
between Ellwood City and Beaver Falls, where he had spotted a large bird’s nest high in one of the trees over
the tracks. Curiosity got the best of Raymond, and while climbing the tree to peer into the nest, he was
electrocuted by the electrical wires that were connected to the trolleys.
The doctors gave Raymond a minimal chance of survival. The newspapers at the time stated that Raymond “will
die” from his severe burns and disfigurement. Fortunately, Raymond started to make a swift recovery, and the
doctors claimed it was a miracle. But Raymond would never be the same.
He was not only blinded, but he lost both of his eyes completely from the accident. His nose was burned off of
his face, and he could barely breathe through his mouth due to all the scar tissue around his lips. He had a after
book from the local libraries. Raymond quickly became a hero and a role model for many.
Although Raymond was not ashamed of his new looks, he was afraid that he would startle those around him if he
ventured out during the day. Having liked going on long walks, he started to stroll at night as a young adult, and
continued through much of his adult life. This attracted all kinds of attention from the younger crowd, who would
drive across the Koppel Bridge at night, where Raymond frequented. If they were lucky enough to spot him, they
would make sure to buy him beer and cigarettes, and that would pay for them to have a picture taken with the
legendary “Green Man”.
At the age of 68, Raymond was no longer able to properly care for himself, and was then escorted by friends to a
local geriatric care facility called the Beaver County Geriatric Center (now known as the Friendship Ridge
Nursing Home in Brighton Township). He resided there until his death on June 11th, 1985 at the age of 74. It was
only six days shy of the 66th anniversary of his accident. He was buried in Grandview Cemetery of Beaver Falls,
Pennsylvania.
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