There seems to be numerous vague references to pukwudgies in the first half of the 20th century. There were bands, plays and even little league teams with pukwudgie in the name. Although, the common spelling at that time seems to be puckwudgie. A quick search of old newspapers will pull up quite a few of these from this time period, but theres no explanation of why, where it came from or any sightings. It seemed to have just been a common knowledge term at the time. These references are mostly from New England and the mid-west, traditional pukwudgie territory, but I've also seen some from Tennessee where there have been modern day sightings. Many reference fairy lore. Was Puck from a Midsummers Nights Dream the inspiration? Was Puck a puckwudgie????
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