Devil's Hopyard State Park has a long history of paranormal lore, with legends revolving around the Devil himself, a Revolutionary War ghost, and other dark phenomena. Many of the stories center on Chapman Falls, a 60-foot waterfall with natural potholes in the rock that early settlers attributed to the Devil's handiwork. The state park's name is derived from the natural cylindrical potholes found in the rocks, which early Puritan settlers believed were hoofprints left by the Devil as he escaped the area. The Devil is also said to sit on a boulder near the top of the falls and play his fiddle, with the ghostly music echoing through the valley. Sometimes, a dark figure with a violin or fiddle is seen, and witnesses report hearing unexplainable laughter. According to local myth, the Devil gathers the souls of those who have drowned in the waterfall. During the Revolutionary War, a Loyalist farmer named Abner Beebe was harassed by the Sons of Liberty for his pro-British sympathies. They beat him, humiliated him, and threw his grist millstone into the falls. The ghost of a "rugged, dirty shadow of a man" believed to be Beebe is said to appear near the falls, known as "his stepping stones." People report hearing his cries for help, only to have the apparition vanish before their eyes. Visitors to Devil's Hopyard have reported a range of other unsettling encounters: Unexplained dark shadows and phantoms have been spotted moving through the woods. Glowing orbs, unexplained mists, and demonic voices have been reported. Some hikers have reported losing track of time and suddenly finding themselves miles into the woods.