The bridge was built in 1884, by the King Iron Manufacturing Bridge Company. Its original purpose was to carry horses and automobiles across the river. 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. (Goatmans Bridge Series), I Seen the Devil (Goatmans Bridge Series), Satanic Rituals at the Bridge (Goatmans Bridge Series). As of 8/6/22, he had deleted his account completely. I obviously dont know Bob, but from reading this, I get a bit of a sense of self importance from him. The hateful Klansman then went back to his home and killed the rest of his family. Oh I guess there is one other thing about his YouTube channel, which is that he added a header that has a picture of a goat man. He had lent this woman $86,000 over about nine months. Some of the posts he commented on were about the Old Alton Bridge, Texas Hauntings, or similar topics. What we started 12 years ago has gotten out of control. Old Alton Bridge, also known as Goatman's Bridge, is a historic iron truss bridge connecting the Texas cities of Denton and Copper Canyon. Dallas' independent source of Goatman's Bridge is an old wood and steel structure spanning a small waterway between Denton, Texas, and neighboring town, Copper Canyon. "For the last several years I've given ghost tours on the Square, usually on the weekends. We are your resource for Hill Country travel, things to do, places to eat, There is nothing on the channel. Legend has it that a demon that's half-man and half-goat haunts the bridge. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. Some folks believe that Satanists have performed dark rituals on the bridge and opened a portal to another dimension. People DID trickle in most nights sporadically, ever few hours or so. His channel has also been deleted, and he hasnt posted on reddit under that account since March 4. Both the dog and I heard and saw him, but he disappeared as he made a turn under some bushes and didnt emerge on the other side. Harrod got married on June 29, a month before his disappearance, and his new wife, Fontelle Heeter, was about to move in with him, but he vanished before she arrived. The tale continues that when travelers crossed the bridge at night with their headlights off, they would meet the Goatman on the other side. After securing it around Oscars neck, they tossed him over the side. We are born and bred in The Hill Country, and we welcome you to our family. In April 2019, two persons of interests were arrested in connection to Robert Harrod's disappearance. Washburn was gone and was never seen again. Some reports describe the Goatman's fur as a deep, fiery red, while others describe his coloring as black as night, so black you can hardly see him as he moves through the edges of the trees. The Klansman then fitted a noose over his head and pushed him over the side of the bridge. Donations are accepted but not expected; the site remains free-access to all. The video also links to the Association for the Study of Unexplained Phenomenon (ASUP) website (http://www.asup-inc.org/oldaltonbridgecase.htm); the original website is down, but you can still read it on the wayback machine. 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. 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. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD8iUdp33PqTsix2sGblEQZ8m5FQycC5DDoes a demonic entity . document.write(theYear) Passing over any bridge as antiquated and creaky as the Old Alton, its normal to feel a little unsettled. The legends and mysteries of Goatman's Bridge (including the infamous story of a goatman roaming the forest in search of those who killed his family) and the reports of abandon cars and missing persons make this place one of the most sought-after locations for those in the paranormal field. 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. For years, there was only 1 video on YouTube that even referenced this location or the local Legend until I started posting videos with my evidence of this mysterious places anomalies starting in 2011. Please treat the episode audio as the final product. Some reports describe the Goatman's fur as a deep, fiery red, while others describe his coloring as black as night, so black you can hardly see him as he moves through the edges of the trees. A rash of mysterious disappearances are becoming alarmingly routine on a chilling stretch of road that is known by locals as the Goatmans bridge., It sounds like the first comment was on July 2, 2010, on randomconnections.com. A similar tale to Washburns predates the building of the bridge, in which a group of cowboys lynched a goatherder called Jack Kendall. In a panic, the mob fled from the bridge. If his name is uttered during the day, he is awakened and is often even more vicious due to the disruption of his sleep cycle, or so the story goes. Highlights include: Thoughts about how the internet transforms and changes urban legends A little digital gumshoeing Some Mothman easter eggs. Nicknamed " Goatman's Bridge " by Denton natives, legend says the Ku Klux Klan lynched a successful Black goat farmer there in the 1930s. His son-in-law went to the store and when he returned at 1:00 p.m., he found the housekeeper locked out and waiting on the porch, and Harrod missing. (Especially because I use dictation software for a lot of my script writing!) If you think youre brave enough to cross the haunted Goatmans Bridge, read on. Oh, also, when people delete their accounts on Reddit, their comments often still appear on the platform and it just says deleted under their username, but I was able to confirm that at least some of the comments that he had posted under his old username were also deleted. Heeter contested the conservatorship application, moved into his home and changed the locks. The legend goes that they then fitted a noose over his head and threw him over the side of the bridge but when they looked to see whether he was dead, his body had disappeared. However, it wasnt so well-known for a long time. Townsite lots began to be auctioned in January 1857. There are no definitive records of Washburn or Kendall, but as a Denton local said, that doesnt mean its not haunted.The bridge is seven miles south of Denton, if you ever get the urge to visit just keep your headlights on and dont knock on the bridge, unless you want to visit with the Goatman. According to locals, Washburn's story is likely an urban legend. A handful of states have a Goatman tale, with Texas having a few itself, but each expresses unique reminders of threats from a forgotten past. On a dark night in the late 1930s, a lynch mob of Kluxers stormed Washburn's shack and dragged the screaming Goatman to their noose waiting on the bridge, tightened the rope around the begging Oscar's neck, then mercilessly flung him over the side. And also, as far as Ive been able to tell, thats when the Goatman was given the name Oscar Washburn. Notably, the article mentions neither Oscar Washburn nor a disappearance in 1967. Finally, in May 1859, its post office doors closed forever. When they looked down to see if he had died, the noose was empty. But when they checked the noose to ensure that Oscar had died, they were in for quite the shock: the noose was empty. Aside from demonic satyrs, a second version of the story seeks to explain the origins of Goatmans Bridge. us, which seems the perfect opportunity to revisit one of Dentons most Local high schoolers often trek there at night, the. Also on March 4, 2022, he got into a few arguments with people about metaphysical topics. The Denton County location is notoriously haunted by the spirit of Oscar Washburn, or "Goatman," who was believed to be a former goat farmer. Heavy loads were exactly what the bridge was intended to support when the King Iron Bridge Manufacturing Company commissioned it in 1884. Supposedly the video series was going to answer everything, but it never happened, and you cant watch the video this description went with, since it was deleted the day after it was posted, having garnered 39 views when it was archived by the wayback machine. legendary ghost stories. However, no goatman. Back in The Day is an ongoing WDDI contribution from Shaun Treat, founder of the Denton Haunts historical ghost tour. The original video was called The First Goatmans Bridge Video Ever Uploaded on Youtube 2011 YouTube.. Road 2181), Denton, Texas. His hobbies include fishing and playing slot machines, and he left behind three daughters, a grandson and three great-grandchildren. 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. But I did find someone with the same screen name as Lelands youtube channel name posting the story on a forum on March 4, 2008, though without the name Oscar Washburn. The Klansmen, however, did not exactly follow the due process of the law. Some say that the bridge was once the site of an execution, another of a lynching; others say that an old goat herder was murdered on this spot, while still others believe it is the earthbound spirits of those killed in the Sam Bass Texas Rangers shootout nearby. 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. 2023 Copyright Dallas Terrors. In a panic, they returned to his family home and slaughtered his wife and children.[4]. 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. The show is currently off season, as Season 18 last aired in November. Lermont Stowers-Jones' body was found in a Denton County creek in 2018. The legend goes that he had a wife, who died mysteriously and that one night a group of drunken cowboys found the old man out crossing the bridge, herding his goats and drove the animals off the bridge, killing them in the fall. 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. Signs found around the area clearly denote the special place the bridge and surrounding woods have in the communitys hearts, including one which reads I have many memories of the Old Alton Bridge and I love every one of them, a quote attributed to Wayne Stuart Ryan. Whenever a sighting of this ghastly figure occurs, a string of mysterious disappearances is sure to follow. It just seems to be the story that captures everyone's imagination.". Oh, also, it seemed like he tweeted a lot in early-to-mid June 2022 and hasnt tweeted since, which also matches the pattern. Earning his living raising goats, he was soon called the Goatman by the locals. Liminal areas of crossing can be full of possibility and danger, present injustices are informed by past prejudices, and there are critters like snakes or gators down in the creek that younguns might outta be leery of. Passing over any bridge as antiquated and creaky as the Old Alton, its normal to feel a little unsettled. If history is the self-congratulatory narrative of a community written by its victorious elite, then our ghosts will often problematize and haunt such tidy romanticisms of back in the day. Put to a vote in November 1856; the county seat was moved again to Denton. The bridge is located about seven miles south of Denton. Haunted Texas: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Lone Star State by Alan Brown, published in 2008, has no mention of the Old Alton Bridge, even though it does mention another Denton haunting, the haunting of the University of North Texas Bruce Hall. Most of the time, county business was held at the Baines residence under the shade trees in his yard. His case remains unsolved and is classified as a possible homicide. If you park outside the bridge at night and honk your horn three times a goatman will appear. 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. 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. 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. 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. [2] This bridge is the subject of several ghostlore stories featuring a vengeful ghost. Alton, now Cooper City, has long been abandoned. There's the bridge, and then there's . 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. But for this particular bridge, those feelings may be more grounded than not. Washburn was never seen again, they say, but a vengeful spirit has haunted the Old Alton Bridge ever since. . A second spirit is often said to keep the Goatman company, that of a young mother crying out eternally for her lost child. But, unfortunately, some did not welcome a successful black man within their midst. Built in 1884 by the King Iron Bridge Manufacturing Company, it originally carried horses and later automobiles over Hickory Creek at a location that once was a popular ford for crossing cattle. In February 2022, a "six-foot goat man" was supposedly seen near a village called Staverton, in Northamptonshire. Dentons most famous spectre is a story handed down for generations with a few variations, and thats the haunted Goatmans Bridge. Ever since that fateful day, several strange things have reportedly occurred on and around the bridge. I want to know what happened to my son." Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion. The Charley Project is NOT a registered non-profit organization and any donations will NOT be tax-deductible. The bridges architectural composition is known as a truss, a visually distinct structure of connected elements forming triangular units. Goatman Bridge is a nickname for Old Alton Bridge in Argyle, Texas. In 2014, after Harrod's family had him declared legally dead and inherited his home, Heeter was evicted. Their chance finally came that summer. And sure enough, my friend was like, oh yeah, that person was my next-door neighbor when we were growing up, and were friends. This was completely opposite of what the area is like in the daytime. I bet youre excited to find out what happened next! Built by the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio, the 145-foot long . 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. Others were totally unrelated, and just seemed to have a keyword that made it come up in a search. [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. 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. In Denton County, Texas near the ghost town that once was Alton a bridge was constructed at the Hickory Creek in 1884. I tried to PM him on reddit on 4/4/22, but he doesnt accept private messages. Today, it is a popular location for nature enthusiasts and photographers. No Goatmans Bridge legend ever existed or was ever mentioned in any of your Texas legend/myth or ghost story books (even those published as late as the early 2010s.). The following is a description of the legend in her own words: There's a bridge in Denton, Texas called Goatman's Bridge. Treat has written about numerous local places and personalities at his. theYear=now.getYear() It is under surveillance by the Paranormal Investigators of North Texas and the Denton County Paranormal Investigators.\r\rOscar Washburn was never seen again and has been presumed dead since his attempted murder.\r\rhttp://www.asup-inc.org/oldaltonbridgecase.htm They returned to his home and slaughtered his family, according to the legend. Ghost Adventures anchors Travel Channels Ghostober event with all-new frightening specials. 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. There are even claims of satanic devil worship being performed on the site, raising the specter of the devil himself on the bridge. In fact, the only residence that existed was that of a man named W.C. Baines, who established a farmstead long before the designation of the new county seat. Oh also, when I originally wrote a lot of this, Bob had deleted his YouTube channel, but as of today, August 6, 2022, he seems to have reactivated his YouTube channel. Most notably, one that occurred November 15th 1967. DO THE DENTON HOLIDAY LIGHTING FESTIVAL LIKE A PRO, THE MANY FACES OF DENTON'S FINE ARTS THEATER. On the other hand, the book Haunted Plano, Texas by Mary Jacobs, which was published in 2018, has a whole section about the Old Alton Bridge, even though it isnt in Plano. Last updated June 16, 2017; two pictures added, details of disappearance updated. However, given the condition of remains, the deaths may more likely have been the result of passing trains. Washburn posted a sign on the bridge which read this way to the Goatmans. This action angered members of the Klan, and on a fateful night in August of 1938, they drove their cars across the bridge with their headlights off, took Washburn from his home and family, and dragged him to the bridge. The Hickory Creek Baptist Church was organized in 1855, and by 1856, there were several buildings including a school and a saloon. The location has already been featured on Ghost Adventures: Extra Pulses. 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. They reconnected by telephone after their spouses died and then met in person, and decided to get married only six days later. The Old Alton Bridge is a historic iron bridge that spans over the muddy waters of Hickory Creek and connects the city of Denton to the city of Copper Canyon, a little less than an hours drive from Dallas. 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. Goatman's Bridge was built in 1884 to connect the towns of Alton and Denton. The Ghost Adventures crew first visited Goatman Bridge in a Season 13 episode that aired on January 14, 2017. 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. Graffiti reading, "Goatman was here," was not uncommon,[3] and law enforcement would habitually receive calls of reported sightings, albeit with a number being pranks. Not only is the Old Alton Bridge a picturesque historic site, but it is also said to be haunted by the Goatman, hence the nickname of the bridge. Though it is called the "Old Alton Bridge" the community of Alton had already dispersed by 1884. Updated 3 times since October 12, 2004. In an account that may go back as far as the 1860s Texas Troubles, some Copper Canyon cowboys lynched a Creole slave goat-herder named Jack Kendall from a tall creekside tree near where the bridge now stands, but ineptitude separated the runaway slaves head from his body. Pearson relates that "bored teenagers" keep the Goatman legend alive by repeating the story and suggesting that the creature attacks couples, frequenting the local lover's lane, subsequently stirring interest in sites like Fletchertown Road. Visit the series page for additional sources. [5][6], The Goatman lore has isn't as well known but there have been some adaptations such as the slimy alien version in the game, Goatman's revenge. Also, heres a weird synchronicity. On a dark night in the late 1930s, a lynch mob of Kluxers stormed Washburns shack and dragged the screaming Goatman to their noose waiting on the bridge, tightened the rope around the begging Oscars neck, then mercilessly flung him over the side. STOP..GOINGTHERE..PEOPLE! Today, the Baptist Church and the Alton cemetery are all that remains of the Alton village. To me, one of the funniest parts of this story is that the witness went on Mumsnet to share her story. Instead of reading Oscar his Miranda Rights, the men assembled a vicious mob to cross the bridge and kidnap Oscar from his home. A week and a half after he went missing, two of his children filed for conservatorship to get control of his assets. In a time predating cars, massive cargo carriages drawn by hefty workhorses became the bridges most frequent users. The newly improved bridge solved this problem as well as straightened out a sharp curve on both sides of the creek. [6] The 16-minute, $6,000 film premiered on December 29, 1988 at the Uptown Theater. When Washburn posted a sign on the bridge that advertised this way to the Goatman, it angered local Klansman. I always thought that the Goatman was a black goat farmer, lynched by the KKK for putting a sign up on the bridge. Later it accommodated automobiles as well. Texas Hill Country. Some people have seen a half-man, half-goat figure, similar to a satyr; this odd account of after-death transformation (if this is indeed the Goatman) bears some semblance to the tale of the Donkey Lady Bridge or La Llorona. Travelers to the Old Alton Bridge, built in 1884 as a busy thoroughfare, have long reported frightening encounters and ghostly experiences with supernatural creatures that have made it a legendary spot for Texas ghost hunters and a topic for numerous books. Several other reports tell of numerous abandoned cars that have been found near the bridge, with their occupants missing. Goatman Bridge is a nickname for Old Alton Bridge in Argyle, Texas. Apparently, hearing about this, the County Sheriff went out to check on the mans welfare, but found neither the man nor the goats, dead or alive. Local legend says if you knock on the steel bridge three times at midnight, or perhaps- turn off your car lights and honk three times in summons, then you dare a visitation from the vengeful Goatman thats preceded by the stench of decaying flesh. The legend goes that Kendalls body reanimated through the power of voodoo, ripped off the head of a nearby goat, and replaced his head with the goats as the astonished cowboys watched in horror. And I am pretty sure that it took place in the 1930s, not 1800s, because the bridge wasnt built until 1884 i think. Most ghosts are given names because we need to feel like we can know them. The new bridge straightened out a sharp curve on both sides of the creek and provided additional travel lanes. Before he got involved with Heeter, he had been seeing a younger woman. Years later, in 1884, long after Alton had died, an iron through-truss bridge was built over Hickory Creek on Copper Canyon Road, south of the old townsite. The Old Alton Bridge's nickname, Goatman's Bridge, originated from at least two eerie local legends. Becky Vickers is the author of the book The Secrets of Goatman's Bridge. According to local lore, the historic Old Alton Bridge marks the entryway to the territory of a malevolent demonic force known only as the Goatman. Some even believe that crossing over the bridge at certain times of night can unlock a portal into Hell itself. However, when they looked over to make sure he was dead, they could see only the rope. Dobie describes Sam Bass as a sort of Texan Robin Hood, an outlaw who was apparently well liked and spent some time in Denton County. This person couldnt find newspaper articles to back up the story, but found where the rumor seemed to have started online. 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. 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