A second spirit is often said to keep the Goatman company, that of a young mother crying out eternally for her lost child. But the success of a black man was still unwelcome to many, and, in August 1938, Klansmen in the local government crossed the bridge and kidnapped Washburn from his family. Nature lovers and paranormal enthusiasts alike will love checking out this remarkable historic landmark and the beautiful scenery surrounding it, just be sure not to cross after three a.m. https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/buzzfeed-supernatural-investigators-visit-denton-bridge-to-see-if-its-really-haunted-by-a-half-goat-half-demon-10051546, https://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-alton/, https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/goatmans-bridge, https://wedentondoit.com/blog/2013/10/18/back-in-the-day-goatmans-bridge, https://texashillcountry.com/goatman-bridge-history-hauntings-denton-alton-bridge/. Many of his neighbors bestowed upon him the affectionate nickname the Goatman.. 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. Please treat the episode audio as the final product. The first reports of supernatural encounters on the bridge were in 1938, and many are recounted in the episode. The post office closed forever in 1859. [1] Washburn was gone and was never seen again. This change was enacted to correct a glaring problem that had arisen when the bridge transitioned from carrying horses to carrying cars. Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion. Running across the bridge back to the car and then on that gravel is damn scary. \r\rSince the disappearance of the Goatman there have been many strange sightings on and near Old Alton Bridge. Become a member to support the independent voice of Dallas Halloween is upon 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. 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. Another variation of the legend holds that Goatman himself was an old hermit who lived in the woods and often could be seen walking alone at night along Fletchertown Road. havent been able to find mentions of Oscar Washburn prior to 2008. According to her autopsy report, she was stabbed dozens of times, with puncture wounds all over her head, face, and upper . The Denton newspaper at the time did an article on a car found abandoned on the bridge." However, not everyone was pleased with Oscars newfound success and acceptance within the North Texas community. The newly improved bridge solved this problem as well as straightened out a sharp curve on both sides of the creek. legendary ghost stories. But for this particular bridge, those feelings may be more grounded than not. Our This was completely opposite of what the area is like in the daytime. There is a Plano Goat Man legend dating to at least the 70s or 80s which she mentions in the book, but in the subsection about the Old Alton Bridge Goatman, theres no date given for when that legend began. Instead of reading Oscar his Miranda Rights, the men assembled a vicious mob to cross the bridge and kidnap Oscar from his home. I think he deleted it previously and then recreated it and then deleted it again. Other than that, Bob made a twitter account in June and hes tweeted a lot about an invocation of Zalgo, which I guess is a creepypasta from 2004. Shortly afterwards, so the stories go, a family was passing over the bridge at night and encountered the old man, or at least his apparition, standing in front of them, a goats head tucked under each arm. 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. But its wild that those details have congealed into this almost monolithic urban legend nowadays. Often the growl will be accompanied by the words, "Get off my bridge!" According to urban legend, Goatman is a creature resembling a goat-human hybrid often credited with canine deaths and purported to take refuge in the woods of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. We walked down one of the paths, and I swear something started chasing us! Lermont Stowers-Jones' body was found in a Denton County creek in 2018. I obviously dont know Bob, but from reading this, I get a bit of a sense of self importance from him. Locally, the bridge is known as Goatman's Bridge, as it is said to be haunted by a half-man half-goat figure called Goatman. Its original purpose was to carry horses and automobiles across the river. If you park outside the bridge at night and honk your horn three times a goatman will appear. But, unfortunately, some did not welcome a successful black man within their midst. If you think youre brave enough to cross the haunted Goatmans Bridge, read on. A half a century later a legend of a monstrous half-goat, half-man demon was born. We also run the premiere real-estate site in the hill country at HillCountryRealestate.com. Some believe the Goatman remains dormant for years at a time and awakes only to hunt for prey. And what you guess it, both videos were posted on July 17 and there have been no new videos since then, which seems to be a pattern for Bob. (Especially because I use dictation software for a lot of my script writing!) theYear=now.getYear() The bridge takes its name from the abandoned community of Alton, which between 1850 and 1856 was the seat of Denton County. Other strange happenings recorded at the bridge include strange lights appearing in the surrounding woods, along with reports of visitors feeling hands grab at them in the dark, o a rain of rocks pelting them as they cross the bridge. We are your resource for Hill Country travel, things to do, places to eat, Goatman. When she found out, she threw herself from the bridge, and her spirit has haunted it ever since. Though it is called the Old Alton Bridge the community of Alton had already dispersed by 1884. 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. A vicious and hateful group of Klansmen working in the local government began to conspire against him, waiting for Oscar to slip and give them some excuse to be rid of him. In July of 1988 at just over 100, the Old Alton Bridge landed a coveted spot on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as recognition as a Texas Historic Landmark. 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. This legend results in the area around Old Alton Bridge being popular among paranormal investigators,[5] such as the crews from Ghost Adventures and BuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural. When Washburn posted a sign on the bridge that advertised this way to the Goatman, it angered local Klansman. 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. day! The bridge first served as a route for riders on horseback. . (Goatmans Bridge Series), I Seen the Devil (Goatmans Bridge Series), Satanic Rituals at the Bridge (Goatmans Bridge Series). The bridges architectural composition is known as a truss, a visually distinct structure of connected elements forming triangular units. 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. Next to the church is the cemetery. He and his son-and-law were getting Harrod's new wife's arrival that day. 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." Constructed in 1884, the bridge connected Lewisville to Alton. In the Ghost Adventures: Screaming Room episode on Thursday, the segment will be recapped with commentary from the crew. Unaware of the plot against him, Oscar had rather harmlessly installed a sign on the Old Alton Bridge reading This way to the Goatmans. In response, the members of the Klan employed at the local police station drafted a law making it illegal to solicit anything at the bridge, and dually arrested Oscar in August of 1938. My paranormal experiences became a local sensation in Denton, TX and remained the most viewed videos for awhile , even after others began to upload their own experiences. There have also been reports of inhuman screams coming from the nearby woods, or maniacal laughter sounding. In a panic, the mob fled from the bridge. Goatman Bridge is a nickname for Old Alton Bridge in Argyle, Texas. According Driving into the city of Dallas, its stunning skyline immediately catches the eye. 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. To me, one of the funniest parts of this story is that the witness went on Mumsnet to share her story. And its not lost on me that theres a connection between the two legends: both involve a animal man hybrid as well as a bridge. However, given the condition of remains, the deaths may more likely have been the result of passing trains. According to legend, if you visit on Halloween and honk your car horn twice, visitors can see Goatmans glowing eyes. Same types of people, same cliche expectations and same reactions tonothing really. Maybe that spirit is that of La Llorona, who is well known as haunting the rivers of the Southwest. if (theYear < 1900) According to legend, those who dare speak the Goatmans name while crossing his bridge unwittingly summon his spirit. I have since been able to independently confirm that the youtube channel belongs to someone who he knew, but that it wasnt him who uploaded the video. that have haunted our fair city over the years, but a few stand out as truly haunting. 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. Rewriting Urban Legends: An attempt to trace the current tales of the Goatmans Bridge to their source: a 2008 YouTube video that contained seemingly new information about the urban legend, including some information that linked the story to the Mothman legends. Treat has written about numerous local places and personalities at his Denton Haunts blog, and is forever indebted to the great work of the fine folks with the Denton County Historical Commission and local keepers of history like Mike Cochran and Laura Douglas at the Emily Fowler Library for their tireless work in helping preserve Dentons intriguing past. Creek in 2018 glowing eyes dispersed by 1884 visually distinct structure of elements. Like in the daytime been reports of inhuman screams coming from the bridge local Klansman writing! that is... 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