goatman's bridge disappearances

If I can just summarize the research I did, which I talked about in ep 1 of this series: the Old Alton Bridge and the Goatman werent mentioned in the older books that I have access to about the paranormal or urban legends in Texas: I have two books by folklorist J. Frank Dobie, Legends of Texas Volume II: Pirates Gold and Other Tales, and Tales of Old-Time Texas, and the only stories they have about the area are about Sam Bass. Their luck with this second townsite was also short-lived; in 1850 they moved once more, to a location five miles from present-day Corinth. A rash of mysterious disappearances are becoming alarmingly routine on a chilling stretch of road that is known by locals as "the Goatman's bridge." There use to be a goatmans road in baytown txits now a road that goes by a big golf course and subdivison..my how things have changed over the years Frank Lakeman Member 1 #4 He did reply to a paranormal investigation show with: Anyway, thats what Ive got for this timethe way that Ive traced this story back as close to its source as I can, and the weird twists and turns the story has taken. Some folks online have given a name for the person who supposedly uploaded this video. If they did, they always lasted about 5 mins and get spooked, running back to their cars. Other reports tell of a womans spirit who wanders the area, allegedly searching for her lost baby. It didnt earn the Goatman title until half a century later, when an African-American named Oscar Washburn settled in the area. Due to the great number of unexplained happenings at the Old Alton, the bridge has been the subject of a number of investigative paranormal shows. From 2008 to mid 2011, when you searched for Goatmans Bridge on here, only 1 result popped up and it was a video by-edit: leland- posted in 2008. this was in 2011 and although Old Alton Bridge has had a reputation for decades locally as an old bridge near some scenic hiking trails that some locals claim to have heard a noise once in the 80s or 90s or saw a weird light in the woods once while fishing, it was just that a place on Old Alton Rd thousands drive by daily that you once actually could drive over. legendary ghost stories. From tragic and riveting tales of murder to the somewhat vague stories of a ghostly goatherder, its sure to give you the chills if you ever visit heading out there after dark probably isnt advisable, in any case! However, not everyone was pleased with Oscars newfound success and acceptance within the North Texas community. independent local journalism in Dallas. The 33-year-old college graduate an accomplished traditional dancer with ancestry from three area tribes was last seen soon after, walking across a bridge near a place marked End of Road . The first tragic legend claims that a successful African American goat farmer named Oscar Washburn was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan on the bridge in the 1930s. This series is the true story ofhow I became The Goatman. Old Alton Bridge aka Goatmans Bridge,' is a now infamous old haunted bridge near Denton Texas. For all I know, since they knew each other, they could have worked on the video together, but I dont really have evidence of that so cant and wont speculate. In addition to Washburn's story, the Ghost Adventures crew investigated reports of demonic activity on and around the bridge. When approached, the woman is said to vanish. They returned to his home and slaughtered his family, according to the legend. Harrod was last seen at his residence in the 500 block of Carnation Drive Placentia, California sometime between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on July 27, 2009. Importantly, he has a tattoo on his belly button that looks a lot like the tattoo that Sully Erna, the lead singer of the nu metal band Godsmack has. And both are popular urban legends, so if someone in 2010 wanted to make up this story, they probably were the type of person who was familiar with the moth man legend, so this might be a little Easter egg put in there.I was lucky enough to stumble upon a website called factschology.com, which had an article describing the deep dive that the podcast Myths, Mysteries, and Monsters went on to try to confirm this story. Also on March 4, 2022, he got into a few arguments with people about metaphysical topics. Legend further holds that the Goatmans Bridge provides a gateway into Hell. Ive been told that if I were in a horror movie, A look at a place full of cemeteries, ruins, and ghosts of, http://www.randomconnections.com/paranormal-activity/, https://web.archive.org/web/20100920155235/, http://www.asup-inc.org/oldaltonbridgecase.htm, https://web.archive.org/web/20100617152737/, The Trickster and the Goatman (Goatmans Bridge Series), I went to Goatmans Bridge (Goatmans Bridge Series), This Way to the Goatman (Goatmans Bridge Series), Death at the Goatmans Bridge (Goatmans Bridge Series), Who is the Goatman? The investigation led to some terrifying moments for the crew. A rash of mysterious disappearances are becoming alarmingly routine on a chilling stretch of road that is known by locals as the Goatmans bridge., https://web.archive.org/web/20100617152737/http://www.goatmansbridge.com/, Weirdly, November 15th 1967 is exactly 1 month before the Silver Bridge collapsed in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Washburn was never seen again, they say, but a vengeful spirit has haunted the Old Alton Bridge ever since. In this version, an experiment on goats backfires and the scientist mutates into a half man, half goat creature who begins aggressively attacking cars in the vicinity of Beltsville, Maryland. Texas Hill Country Facebook page is growing by over 1,000 fans per Regardless of which origin gets told, old timers warn that knocking three times on the trusses of the bridge is an invitation to judgment, since the ghastly Goatman only spirits away those with the bloodlines of Klansmen or slaveowners into the woods for his terrible revenge. He had no known medical conditions when he disappeared, although he did have some short-term memory problems like being unable to remember phone numbers. To continue reading from the video description: Back to my video This one here is the first of 2 videos that for several years, if you were to search Goatmans Bridge on Youtube , only 3 results appeared -Leland-s, and the 2 you are about to watch in this series. This was completely opposite of what the area is like in the daytime. The Denton newspaper at the time did an article on a car found abandoned on the bridge." Placentia Police Department They would pull into the parking lot, get out, turn on all the flashlights and slowly walk towards this bridge to see what this was all about. Visit the series page for additional sources. He never answered. Over the years it gained more notoriety as I began to uncover and post more of the mystery, opening thousands of peoples minds in person who came to visit and happened to stop to have a chat with that ghost hunting guy and his beagle always at the bridge. Best Tales of Texas Ghosts by Docia Schultz Williams was published in 1998 and has plenty of stories of ghosts in the Dallas area, but no mention of Denton County or the Old Alton Bridge at all. On March 4, 2022, a reddit user who I will call Bob (not his real name) posted 23 links to a video and/or a playlist containing a video that he claims contains the real story behind the Goatmans Bridge. According to locals, Washburn's story is likely an urban legend. havent been able to find mentions of Oscar Washburn prior to 2008. Finally, water shortages forced the county seat to move to a new site in June 1848. For the Kentucky creature, see, Last edited on 23 February 2023, at 17:27, "Legend of Goatman Survives Despite Lack of Evidence", "Maryland's Goatman Is Half Man, Half Goat, and Out for brains", "Famed Goatman Forever Held In Dusty Room", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Goatman_(urban_legend)&oldid=1141159056, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 17:27. Stranger stories even include people having seen a creature that resembles a half-goat, half-man. However, this changed in 2001 when vehicle traffic was redirected to an adjacent, more contemporary concrete-and-steel bridge. The newly improved bridge solved this problem as well as straightened out a sharp curve on both sides of the creek. There's the bridge, and then there's . [4], According to University of Maryland folklorist Barry Pearson, the Goatman legend began "long, long, long" ago and were further popularized in 1971 when the death of a dog was blamed on Goatman by local residents. Occasionally, it was rumored that Goatman would venture out to kill a dog or rush up abruptly beating cars with an ax. Dallas Observer's The Morning After Brunch, virtual remembrance and fundraising event. Whenever a sighting of this ghastly figure occurs, a string of mysterious disappearances is sure to follow. My sense is that this was the moment when one version of the story was codified into something resembling the truth, at least as far as the internet was concerned. . Before the new bridge, drivers had to signal with their horns before crossing the single-lane bridge, as there was room for only one vehicle to pass at a time. Others were totally unrelated, and just seemed to have a keyword that made it come up in a search. On July 25, 2008, someone who Im going to call Leland (not his real name) posted a 2-minute youtube video telling the story of the Old Alton Bridge. I always thought that the Goatman was a black goat farmer, lynched by the KKK for putting a sign up on the bridge. The bridge takes its name from the abandoned community of Alton, which between 1850 and 1856 was the seat of Denton County. Harrod was last seen at his residence in the 500 block of Carnation Drive Placentia, California sometime between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on July 27, 2009. . However, descriptions differed on whether Goatman greater resembled a hairy humanoid or a human with the lower portion of a goat similar to the fauns of Greek mythology. There have also been reports of inhuman screams coming from the nearby woods, or maniacal laughter sounding. Built by the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio, the 145-foot long bridge would serve area travelers for more than a century. The new bridge straightened out a sharp curve on both sides of the creek and provided additional travel lanes. But its wild that those details have congealed into this almost monolithic urban legend nowadays. To me, one of the funniest parts of this story is that the witness went on Mumsnet to share her story. The historic Old Alton Bridge,which connects the towns of Denton and Copper Canyon, has a complex and haunted history. In 2014, after Harrod's family had him declared legally dead and inherited his home, Heeter was evicted. There are also some things that may differ between the final episode and this draft script. As of 8/6/22, he had deleted his account completely. So what I see here, is someone who you know read joined YouTube and made his new Tiktok account within two days of each other and is done nothing with them since. Goatman stories originated in the early 1970s but some of its legends are set in the 50s, within Prince George's County, following the disappearances and/or deaths of multiple dogs, which were later attributed to the creature. The original video was called The First Goatmans Bridge Video Ever Uploaded on Youtube 2011 YouTube.. Instead of reading Oscar his Miranda Rights, the men assembled a vicious mob to cross the bridge and kidnap Oscar from his home. The couple had met and become engaged in 1950, but they were separated when Harrod joined the military and eventually both of them married other people. More articles and blogs were being published online about the legendary Goatmans Bridge and they all said the same copy/pasted Legend along with some other ones mentioning of it being currently under surveillance by DAPS aka Denton Area Paranormal Society (never heard of or saw them the 1000s of days and nights I would spend obsessing over this place, but ok DAPS). Goatman Bridge is a nickname for Old Alton Bridge in Argyle, Texas. Lermont Stowers-Jones' body was found in a Denton County creek in 2018. My understanding is that the legend had been circulating for some time, but as I talked about in the first episode of this series, there was a clear difference between pre-July 2008 stories about the Goatmans bridge, and post-July 2008 stories. When Denton County was formed in 1846, the first pioneers chose a place along Pecan Creek for the first county seat and named it Pinckneyville in honor of Texas first governor, James Pinckney Henderson. As far as I can tell, it seems like he made a youtube video about the Old Alton Bridge, wanted to drive traffic to it by posting on reddit, but then for some reason decided to delete it. The ominously named Goatman has been described by witnesses as a truly frightening sight plucked straight from a nightmare or the yellowed pages of a book of folktales. While some bridges are inhabited by pesky creatures such trolls, the Old Alton Bridge harbors a monster of a much darker nature. Also, I wanted to read this excerpt from the site: As most folk tales often do, the bridge takes on newer and more fanciful claims with every passing year. There is nothing on the channel. And also, as far as Ive been able to tell, thats when the Goatman was given the name Oscar Washburn. they drove their cars across the bridge with their headlights off, A similar tale to Washburns predates the building of the bridge, in which a group of cowboys lynched a goatherder called Jack Kendall, There are no definitive records of Washburn or Kendall, but as a Denton local said, that doesnt mean its not haunted.. Some attribute the work of Satanists who opened a portal for a hellspawn demon, while others say the Goatmans wife is eternally searching for her murdered children. Goatman. Authorities don't believe Harrod was harmed by a . A half a century later a legend of a monstrous half-goat, half-man demon was born. I want to know what happened to my son." This video titled Paranormal Activity at Goatmans Bridge and its follow-up response Still Dont Believe? quickly went viral and became the top search results for the following couple years. Running across the bridge back to the car and then on that gravel is damn scary. document.write(theYear) There are even claims of satanic devil worship being performed on the site, raising the specter of the devil himself on the bridge. Copyright 2008 - When they looked down to see if he had died, the noose was empty. Along with hikers, bikers, and horseback riders, the Old Alton Bridge and surrounding wooded areas have become a popular destination for bird watchers and nature photographers. THE HISTORY of goatman's bridge: November 15th 1967: police discover an abandoned car beside Old Alton Bridge, five miles south of Denton, Texas. Around 2:30 p.m, his son in-law drove off to Home Depot to pick up supplies. Some say the two ghosts are connected, and that years ago, the Goatman stole the young womans baby. Apparently, in 2010, there was a person who commented on a bunch of websites, basically anything that mentioned the bridge that year. On a dark night in August 1938, these hateful men crossed the bridge without their headlights, then burst into Washburns home and drug him from his family to the bridge. We are your resource for Hill Country travel, things to do, places to eat, Well, thats it. Also, heres a weird synchronicity. Located less than a mile from present-day Corinth, the new townsite was called Alton on a high ridge between Pecan Creek and Hickory Creek. [1][3], As well, Goatman was rumored to reside in a makeshift shelter in the wooded region of northwestern Prince George's County near the vicinity of Bowie. The bridges architectural composition is known as a truss, a visually distinct structure of connected elements forming triangular units. More tales of strange noises have also been described, including the sounds of horses hoof beats on the bridge, splashing in the creek below, maniacal laughter, and inhuman like growling coming from the surrounding woods. 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