Some folks online have given a name for the person who supposedly uploaded this video. Ghost Adventures: Screaming Room will take viewers out of the actual haunted location and into a casual conversation with the Ghost Adventures crew. 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. 2023 Copyright Dallas Terrors. In 2014, after Harrod's family had him declared legally dead and inherited his home, Heeter was evicted. 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. 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. In a panic, the mob fled from the bridge. , 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. By 1856, the small town boasted several homes, a blacksmith shop, three stores, a school, a saloon, a hotel, two doctors, and several lawyers. Visit the series page for additional sources. But for this particular bridge, those feelings may be more grounded than not. Copyright 2008 - 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. In August 1938, masked Klansmen abducted Washburn and hung him from the bridge. People DID trickle in most nights sporadically, ever few hours or so. 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. According Driving into the city of Dallas, its stunning skyline immediately catches the eye. Finally, in May 1859, its post office doors closed forever. I think he deleted it previously and then recreated it and then deleted it again. All rights reserved. But, unfortunately, some did not welcome a successful black man within their midst. Last updated June 16, 2017; two pictures added, details of disappearance updated. Although he lived modestly and drove an older model car, Harrod was worth approximately $5 million. An honest businessman, his goat raising business was a success. Next to the church is the cemetery. The Goatman's Bridge. After his second marriage, Harrod asked to be repaid. The post office closed forever in 1859. 714-993-8164. 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. There is little remaining of the old townsite today, except for the Hickory Creek Baptist Church and the old Alton Cemetery, which contains graves that date back to 1852. I cannot fix what was done AGAIN. According to legend, if you visit on Halloween and honk your car horn twice, visitors can see Goatmans glowing eyes. Visitors hear hooves beating across the bridge, splashing in the creek below, maniacal laughter, and an inhuman growl that emanates from the woods. https://web.archive.org/web/20100920155235/http://www.asup-inc.org/oldaltonbridgecase.htm. The Klansmen, however, did not exactly follow the due process of the law. When Washburn posted a sign on the bridge that advertised this way to the Goatman, it angered local Klansman. Built by the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio, the 145-foot long . A few years later, Washburn, having become known as a dependable and honest businessman and dubbed the "Goatman" by locals, displayed a sign on Alton Bridge reading "This way to the Goatman". Prior to the new bridge, it was necessary for motorists to signal with a car horn before crossing the single-lane span. 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. Dallas Observer's The Morning After Brunch, virtual remembrance and fundraising event. However, the location of the second county seat also proved to be unfavorable due to a lack of potable water, and the state legislature soon directed that the site be moved again. 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. He's half-goat half-man. 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. The stated goal of, Do you ever read a book so interesting that you gotta tell. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in July 1988 and closed to vehicle traffic in 2001. We walked down one of the paths, and I swear something started chasing us! However, given the condition of remains, the deaths may more likely have been the result of passing trains. Townsite lots began to be auctioned in January 1857. Some say his spirit still haunts these woods. Aside from demonic satyrs, a second version of the story seeks to explain the origins of Goatmans Bridge. Many believe that the Goatman haunts the overpass and the nearby woods. The Denton newspaper at the time did an article on a car found abandoned on the bridge." He also mentioned the bridge in a handful of his tweets, but the tweets werent coherent enough for me to glean anything from or for them to be worth reading from here. 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. A rash of mysterious disappearances are becoming alarmingly routine on a. 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. 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. Hed had the account since 2018, but the only other visible thing that hed posted was something on a World of Warcraft subreddit. I would spend countless hours there and watched all this happen every night from the bridge. Instead of reading Oscar his Miranda Rights, the men assembled a vicious mob to cross the bridge and kidnap Oscar from his home. Many who have crossed at night. There are also some other mentions of the bridge hauntings, which arent part of the popular legends now: Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on your point of view, the secondary visits have raised more questions than they might otherwise have answered, including additional photographic anomalies and cold spots on bright, sunny days where the physical environmental data would suggest it impossible. There have also been reports of inhuman screams coming from the nearby woods, or maniacal laughter sounding. . But heres what I can tell you: I just searched for him again and I have discovered that he made a Tiktok back in July and hes posted two videos, both of which show a shirtless man wearing a cow mask and hanging out in the woods. Also, heres a weird synchronicity. 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. They wanted to put up a reward for his safe return, maintain his home and pay his bills. However, based on a reply that someone posted the next day, the video was deleted within 24 hours. But like I said, theres more than one version that attempts an explanation for a century of recurring frights and sights encountered at 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. There are many Denton ghosts 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? According to the most circulated version, an African-American entrepreneur named Oscar Washburn and his family tended a farmstead goat herd near the bridge that was renowned for quality meat, milk, cheeses and hides. This person couldnt find newspaper articles to back up the story, but found where the rumor seemed to have started online. For decades, the Goatmans remained as consistently in use as it had in the 1880s. 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. November 15th 1967: police discover an abandoned car beside Old Alton Bridge, five miles south of Denton, Texas. His channel has also been deleted, and he hasnt posted on reddit under that account since March 4. 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. Halloween is upon According to legend, a successful goat breeder named Oscar Washburn began to call himself the Goatman. 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. [1][2], 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. And, yeah, I mentioned this in the beginning, but I suspect that theres some mental health stuff surrounding some of Bobs posts and stuff. I had saved direct links as well as screen grabs of his comments, so I was able to test that and it said that the comments were deleted and then when I searched his user name, it said that his account had been deleted as well. 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. But when they checked the noose to ensure that Oscar had died, they were in for quite the shock: the noose was empty. There are also some things that may differ between the final episode and this draft script. The comment also said that the car was a Mustang, because of course it was, and it says that there were lots of people that reported other missing persons linked to the Goatmans bridge and the Goat man with no additional detail. If you park outside the bridge at night and honk your horn three times a goatman will appear. This attempt was more successful. 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. Folks online have said that the video just added some additional background details to the existing legend. It might have just been a racoon or somethingbut it was moving in our direction, and we all bolted out of there! I really get into it in this one! In the Ghost Adventures: Screaming Room episode on Thursday, the segment will be recapped with commentary from the crew. [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. that have haunted our fair city over the years, but a few stand out as truly haunting. If you think youre brave enough to cross the haunted Goatmans Bridge, read on. The bridge was built twenty-five years later and dubbed the Old Alton Bridge.. . 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. 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. The new site retained the name of Alton and submitted an application for a post office. 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. However, this changed in 2001 when vehicle traffic was redirected to an adjacent, more contemporary concrete-and-steel bridge. The Denton County location is notoriously haunted by the spirit of Oscar Washburn, or "Goatman," who was believed to be a former goat farmer. This location did grow, and before long, it boasted a hotel and two stores. places to stay, tourism, events, lodging, and we feature Texas Hill Country info 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. A second spirit is often said to keep the Goatman company, that of a young mother crying out eternally for her lost child. And I am pretty sure that it took place in the 1930s, not 1800s, because the bridge wasnt built until 1884 i think. Running across the bridge back to the car and then on that gravel is damn scary. havent been able to find mentions of Oscar Washburn prior to 2008. In a panic, the Klansman returned to the Washburn residence, and killed his family in cold blood. Most of the time, county business was held at the Baines residence under the shade trees in his yard. 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. Anyway, what did Bob have to say about this legend? The Hickory Creek Baptist Church was organized in 1855, and by 1856, there were several buildings including a school and a saloon. 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. I always thought that the Goatman was a black goat farmer, lynched by the KKK for putting a sign up on the bridge. 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. 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. Though it is called the Old Alton Bridge the community of Alton had already dispersed by 1884. Goatman's Bridge was built in 1884 to connect the towns of Alton and Denton. (Goatmans Bridge Series), I Seen the Devil (Goatmans Bridge Series), Satanic Rituals at the Bridge (Goatmans Bridge Series). [2] This bridge is the subject of several ghostlore stories featuring a vengeful ghost. 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. His hobbies include fishing and playing slot machines, and he left behind three daughters, a grandson and three great-grandchildren. Ghost Adventures first premiered in 2008 and has aired over 250 episodes, including specials. 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 following is a description of the legend in her own words: There's a bridge in Denton, Texas called Goatman's Bridge. 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. 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. 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. It didnt earn the Goatman title until half a century later, when an African-American named Oscar Washburn settled in the area. 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. 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. Highlights include: Thoughts about how the internet transforms and changes urban legends A little digital gumshoeing Some Mothman easter eggs. 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. When approached, the woman is said to vanish. The tale continues that when travelers crossed the bridge at night with their headlights off, they would meet the Goatman on the other side. This creature has large glowing red eyes, and large goat-like horns. Goatman Bridge is a nickname for Old Alton Bridge in Argyle, Texas. It hasnt been proofread, so please excuse typos. I want to say that he screams, but I don't remember. So its just a strange, unlikely coincidence that theres a connection between the dates of the moth man siding and this supposedly disappearance near the goat mans bridge. And luckily for us, the video description was a wall of text almost 900 words long. 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. Show more 0/2000 Ironically, if you search Bobs username on youtube, the cached metadata on Duckduckgo says USERNAME is resurrected from the digital grave. which is really ironic. 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. The bridge takes its name from the abandoned community of Alton, which between 1850 and 1856 was the seat of Denton County. That road is known by locals as "The Goatman's Bridge." I went there back in highschool with a group of people. The residents of what are now the cities of Argyle and Denton thought the man to be a bit of a loner and rather odd, but no one really knew all that much about him. 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 . There are even claims of satanic devil worship being performed on the site, raising the specter of the devil himself on the bridge. [1], The creature was commonly claimed to have a human face but with a body covered in hair. Whenever a sighting of this ghastly figure occurs, a string of mysterious disappearances is sure to follow. Whenever a sighting of this ghastly figure occurs, a string of mysterious disappearances is sure to follow. Left to right: Jay Wasley, Zak Bagans, Billy Tolley, Aaron Goodwin. 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. And also, as far as Ive been able to tell, thats when the Goatman was given the name Oscar Washburn. This was completely opposite of what the area is like in the daytime. Nicknamed " Goatman's Bridge " by Denton natives, legend says the Ku Klux Klan lynched a successful Black goat farmer there in the 1930s. Id like to loop back to some of the trickster stories I mentioned in the first episode of this series. There have been some idiots who go out there and dabble in what they think is satanism and try to summon things . 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.. 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. However, no goatman. 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. The Ghost Adventures crew is in Denton, Texas, investigating Goatman's Bridge. Join the discussion on our new social platform Texjas.com! There are many spirits calling this place home, but . 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. Watch the new and 7th season of BuzzFeed Unsolved: True Crime! As of 8/6/22, he had deleted his account completely. Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. Kathy Weiser-Alexander/Legends of America, updated June 2021. But for this particular bridge, those feelings may be more grounded than not. Turn right at Lillian Miller Pkwy and go 0.8 miles, where the road becomes Farm to Market Rd 2181/Teasley Ln, continue 3.2 miles, and turn right at Old Alton Rd. 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. 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. We discuss the high amount of suicides that have happened at the bridge and more! Goatman Bridge is a nickname for Old Alton Bridge in Argyle, Texas. He never answered. The Old Alton Bridge's nickname, Goatman's Bridge, originated from at least two eerie local legends. 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. 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. The Hickory Creek Baptist Church, which continues to stand, was organized in 1855. 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 Klansman then fitted a noose over his head and pushed him over the side of the bridge. However, not everyone was pleased with Oscars newfound success and acceptance within the North Texas community. The Old Alton Bridge, or more famously known as The Goatman's Bridge, is an old iron-truss bridge just Northeast of Dallas, Texas, near the now uninhabited town of Alton. 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. 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. The Denton newspaper at the time did an article on a car found abandoned on the bridge.. The video makes a number of claims, including this bit, which appears in the viedo as well as the first line of the video description, which has a transcript of the voiceover: November 15th 1967: police discover an abandoned car beside Old Alton Bridge, five miles south of Denton, Texas. [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. Old Alton Bridge, also known as Goatman's Bridge, is a historic iron truss bridge connecting the Texas cities of Denton and Copper Canyon. Authorities don't believe Harrod was harmed by a stranger. In the meantime, Alton began to die as many of its businesses moved to the new county seat. The KKK apparently kidnapped and killed Washburn by throwing him over the bridge. . [6] The 16-minute, $6,000 film premiered on December 29, 1988 at the Uptown Theater. While some bridges are inhabited by pesky creatures such trolls, the Old Alton Bridge harbors a monster of a much darker nature. 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. Heeter contested the conservatorship application, moved into his home and changed the locks. 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