History & local legend
Buckwampum Hill in Bucks County was associated with a white hare that hunters could never seem to catch. William J. Buck recorded the tradition in 1887, recalling a winter outing from his own childhood.
One snowy December day, older boys took him into a glen on the hill’s western side, near a stream. They intended to hunt the hare and promised young Buck its skin. The search ended without the animal, leaving him with the story instead of the promised prize.
Older hunters also told of trying to shoot the creature. Even a silver bullet, traditionally supposed to defeat supernatural beings, had failed.
