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. We also run the premiere real-estate site in the hill country at HillCountryRealestate.com. and help keep the future of the Observer, Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our. Its original purpose was to carry horses and automobiles across the river. 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. And luckily for us, the video description was a wall of text almost 900 words long. Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. This location did grow, and before long, it boasted a hotel and two stores. One of the more disturbing variations of bridge experiences tells of a man waiting on the other side of the bridge with a goat head under each arm. The bridge and surrounding woods is said to be haunted by a demonic creature with the head of a goat and the body of a man as well as other reported . There are also some things that may differ between the final episode and this draft script. Other legends circulating about the demon focus on his name. He never answered. 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. Our In addition to Washburn's story, the Ghost Adventures crew investigated reports of demonic activity on and around the bridge. Same types of people, same cliche expectations and same reactions tonothing really. His hobbies include fishing and playing slot machines, and he left behind three daughters, a grandson and three great-grandchildren. Today, it is a popular location for nature enthusiasts and photographers. While some bridges are inhabited by pesky creatures such trolls, the Old Alton Bridge harbors a monster of a much darker nature. Travelers say that if you cross the bridge without your headlights, the Goatman will meet you on the other side. The third county seat location was designated in November 1850, about five miles southwest of present-day Corinth on Hickory Creek. Then he talks about his videos that he posted in 2009: I take issue with his claim that no legend at all existed, but I have been able to confirm that it seemed to be a much lesser known urban legend (for example, I lived there for years and had never heard of it), and the stories of hauntings seemed more scattershot. Running across the bridge back to the car and then on that gravel is damn scary. In a panic, the mob fled from the bridge. STOP..GOINGTHERE..PEOPLE! Most notably, one that occurred November 15th 1967. 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. Some folks believe that Satanists have performed dark rituals on the bridge and opened a portal to another dimension. The main highway bypasses it now, but the 135-year-old structure is still visible from the main road. They wanted to put up a reward for his safe return, maintain his home and pay his bills. And, the Goatman is evidently not alone. His channel has also been deleted, and he hasnt posted on reddit under that account since March 4. Goatman's Bridge: A Suicide Hotspot - with Author Becky Vickers | Clips Embed 2 *Taken from episode 20. Unfortunately, I wasnt able to watch the video that he posted, but I was able to read the video description on the Wayback Machine. The tale continues that when travelers crossed the bridge at night with their headlights off, they would meet the Goatman on the other side. Apparently this commenter left a link a website, goatmansbridge.com which repeated the claim with no citation. November 15th 1967: police discover an abandoned car beside Old Alton Bridge, five miles south of Denton, Texas. Many who have crossed at night. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in July 1988 and closed to vehicle traffic in 2001. "For the last several years I've given ghost tours on the Square, usually on the weekends. Although as far back as the 1930s, the bridge has taken on a second, much more sinister nickname: Goatmans Bridge. [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. They returned to his home and slaughtered his family, according to the legend. A half a century later a legend of a monstrous half-goat, half-man demon was born. 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. 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. But Old Alton Bridge, the Goatman's Bridge, remains still open to foot traffic. Most of the film was shot at the Pope Lick Trestle, but scenes showing the characters up on the trestle were shot at another, safer . There's the bridge, and then there's . , 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. When she found out, she threw herself from the bridge, and her spirit has haunted it ever since. Old Alton Bridge was included in the National Register of Historic Places on July 8, 1988. Around 2:30 p.m, his son in-law drove off to Home Depot to pick up supplies. Maybe that spirit is that of La Llorona, who is well known as haunting the rivers of the Southwest. There are many Denton ghosts However, when they looked over to make sure he was dead, they could see only the rope. Watch the new and 7th season of BuzzFeed Unsolved: True Crime! local news and culture, I want answers. There have been reports of abandoned cars with no sign of their occupants, vehicles breaking down or car doors locking and unlocking of their own accord, and some people have heard hoofbeats around the bridge. 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.\"\r\rConstructed in 1884, the bridge connected Lewisville to Alton. A second spirit is often said to keep the Goatman company, that of a young mother crying out eternally for her lost child. 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. 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. The Old Alton derives its name from the now-abandoned town of Alton, which from 1850 to 1856 served as the seat of Denton County. 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. The newly improved bridge solved this problem as well as straightened out a sharp curve on both sides of the creek. According to legend, a successful goat breeder named Oscar Washburn began to call himself the Goatman. Its fascinating to me that the video links to a paranormal investigation site that doesnt really back up its claims. I always thought that the Goatman was a black goat farmer, lynched by the KKK for putting a sign up on the bridge. Become a member to support the independent voice of Dallas 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. contribution from Shaun Treat, founder of the, historical ghost tour. 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, Ghost Adventures, and Buzzfeed Unsolved: Supernatural among them. I don't bring people out to Goatman's Bridge very often but people always ask me about it. 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. North Texans endearingly began to call him the Goatman. 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. 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. With cars and all their noise safely out of the way, the Old Alton Bridge was free for hikers and nature lovers to pass safely. If you park outside the bridge at night and honk your horn three times a goatman will appear. I went there back in highschool with a group of people. Ghost Adventures: Screaming Room will take viewers out of the actual haunted location and into a casual conversation with the Ghost Adventures crew. 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. The first few years I spent out there it was mostly barren at night, void of all life or cars driving by or people coming to visit. Now, Im going to recap a bit of the story about the trickster elements that I originally told in the beginning of this series. Nothing has been posted, there are no playlists, etc. As of 8/6/22, he had deleted his account completely. Most of the time, county business was held at the Baines residence under the shade trees in his yard. What we started 12 years ago has gotten out of control. In February 2022, a "six-foot goat man" was supposedly seen near a village called Staverton, in Northamptonshire. 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. Hill Country, and we welcome you to our family. 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. However, not everyone was pleased with Oscars newfound success and acceptance within the North Texas community. 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. Some say the two ghosts are connected, and that years ago, the Goatman stole the young womans baby. As a mentor once wisely advised, never let the facts of a story obscure the truths in the tale. Goatman. He's half-goat half-man. Oh, also, it seemed like he tweeted a lot in early-to-mid June 2022 and hasnt tweeted since, which also matches the pattern. There are even claims of satanic devil worship being performed on the site, raising the specter of the devil himself on the bridge. Despite the warmth the community displays toward the bridge, another feeling altogether permeates the hot summer air when wandering down the Old Goatmans Bridge at dusk; a feeling of deep, almost primordial terror of what lurks beneath. . According to their reports, the Goatman stands eight feet tall, with the chest and arms of a man, the hindquarters and hooved feet of a goat, and a frightening goats head complete with huge curled horns and glowing eyes. Alton, now Cooper City, has long been abandoned. Built by the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio, the 145-foot long . When approached, the woman is said to vanish. Donations are accepted but not expected; the site remains free-access to all. November 15th 1967: police discover an abandoned car beside Old Alton Bridge, five miles south of Denton, Texas. But the success of a black man was still unwelcome, and Klansmen in the local government turned to violence after he displayed a sign on Alton Bridge: \"this way to the Goatman's\"\r\rOne night in August 1938, with their headlights off, Klansmen crossed the bridge, dragged the Goatman from his family, and lynched him over the side. The bridge takes its name from the abandoned community of Alton, which between 1850 and 1856 was the seat of Denton County. THE HISTORY of goatman's bridge: November 15th 1967: police discover an abandoned car beside Old Alton Bridge, five miles south of Denton, Texas. Though the community is no more, the name remains. An African American, Washburn was said to be the target of Texas' Ku Klux Klan in the 1930s, according to Discover Denton. According to locals, Washburn's story is likely an urban legend. However, this changed in 2001 when vehicle traffic was redirected to an adjacent, more contemporary concrete-and-steel bridge. 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? But just in case you arent up to date with the moth man lore, basically from November 15, 1966 to December 15, 1967, there were a series of incidents that were said to involve the moth man. Well, thats it. [7], This article is about the Maryland creature. legendary ghost stories. 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/. Stranger stories even include people having seen a creature that resembles a half-goat, half-man. 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. 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. The ground was damp and hoof prints should have been obvious, but I couldnt find any!. Investigator Aaron Goodwin was allegedly thrown during filming, and host Zak Bagans claimed he was compelled by a spirit to choke himself. Townsite lots began to be auctioned in January 1857. now = new Date All there is is one single piece of information on the about page which is that he joined YouTube on July 15, 2022. [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. 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.). Join the Observer community and help support 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. The Denton newspaper at the time did an article on a car found abandoned on the bridge." Passing over any bridge as antiquated and creaky as the Old Alton, its normal to feel a little unsettled. Though it is called the Old Alton Bridge the community of Alton had already dispersed by 1884. Also on March 4, 2022, he got into a few arguments with people about metaphysical topics. 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. Whenever a sighting of this ghastly figure occurs, a string of mysterious disappearances is sure to follow. [2] This bridge is the subject of several ghostlore stories featuring a vengeful ghost. Prior to the new bridge, it was necessary for motorists to signal with a car horn before crossing the single-lane span. It didnt earn the Goatman title until half a century later, when an African-American named Oscar Washburn settled in the area. Most ghosts are given names because we need to feel like we can know them. Kathy Weiser-Alexander/Legends of America, updated June 2021. 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Wow, what a cliffhanger! theYear=theYear+1900 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. The Klansman then fitted a noose over his head and pushed him over the side of the bridge. Goatman Bridge is a nickname for Old Alton Bridge in Argyle, Texas. On Halloween, if you go the bridge and honk your horn twice, you may see the fiery red eyes of the Goatman. 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. Id like to go through a timeline of the Goatmans Bridge legend as its now known. 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. In August 1938, masked Klansmen abducted Washburn and hung him from the bridge. The post office closed forever in 1859. There have been four known lynching events of white people in Denton County since its founding, and the reason for white lynchings was typically horse theft. Next to the church is the cemetery. The men dragged him to the bridge where they had prepared a noose. The Ghost Adventures crew is in Denton, Texas, investigating Goatman's Bridge. 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. The Denton newspaper at the time did an article on a car found abandoned on the bridge.. [6] The 16-minute, $6,000 film premiered on December 29, 1988 at the Uptown Theater. You all asked for it so we did it. Others were totally unrelated, and just seemed to have a keyword that made it come up in a search. Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion. 2023 Copyright Dallas Terrors. All rights reserved. When they looked down to see if he had died, the noose was empty. 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 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. Take I-35E S/US-77 S to exit 463 and merge into the I-35 Frontage Rd. I bet youre excited to find out what happened next! The Denton County location is notoriously haunted by the spirit of Oscar Washburn, or "Goatman," who was believed to be a former goat farmer. Put to a vote in November 1856; the county seat was moved again to Denton. document.write(theYear) The episode claimed Satanic rituals had been performed under the notoriously-haunted bridge. 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. Goatman's Bridge was built in 1884 to connect the towns of Alton and Denton. So who knows maybe this series will appear on his channel, Ill try to keep an eye on it and I will update you if there is any movement there. 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. The panicked Klansmen frantically searched the area unsuccessfully before rushing to Washburns shanty, setting it afire with the Goatmans family shrieking inside, perhaps to bait a desperate rescue attempt by the vanished Oscar. Notably, the article mentions neither Oscar Washburn nor a disappearance in 1967. According to her autopsy report, she was stabbed dozens of times, with puncture wounds all over her head, face, and upper . Texas Hill Country. So, anyway, starting from this initial rumor that was immortalized in the form of a YouTube video, the new version of the legend started to spread widely. They have also recorded the sound of horses hooves crossing the bridge, when there were no horses present and one investigator, walking with her German shepherd dog, has seen a horseman, dressed in dark clothing, galloping toward them, then disappearing, without leaving tracks on the path. Now, this person said that he didnt upload the video. 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. To me, one of the funniest parts of this story is that the witness went on Mumsnet to share her story. The hateful Klansman then went back to his home and killed the rest of his family. Nicknamed " Goatman's Bridge " by Denton natives, legend says the Ku Klux Klan lynched a successful Black goat farmer there in the 1930s. Lermont Stowers-Jones' body was found in a Denton County creek in 2018. The Goatman's Bridge. The Sheriffs archives made no mention of the event. An honest businessman, his goat raising business was a success. 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. For decades, the Goatmans remained as consistently in use as it had in the 1880s. 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. I want to know what happened to my son." The new bridge straightened out a sharp curve on both sides of the creek and provided additional travel lanes. Ghost Adventures anchors Travel Channels Ghostober event with all-new frightening specials. But, Pinckneyville would hold the title only two years and never develop into a town. 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. The bridge also became an important junction connecting the Elm Fork hiking trail to the Pilot Knoll hiking and equestrian trails, reverting the bridge back to its original use of transporting horses and their riders. It hasnt been proofread, so please excuse typos. 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. We discuss the high amount of suicides that have happened at the bridge and more! 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