I'm from NJ so I know the story well about the shark making its way up the creek.
I don't think the 1916 shark turned around and went after one of the men who fed it a ham from a dock, which I suspect was one of the more incredible scenes that Benchley was referring to.
75 posted on 09/19/2020 12:04:07 PM PDT by Captain Walker
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