Old Alton Bridge
Denton / Copper Canyon, Texas, United States
Road or bridge · local-legend
The Story
Denton County recounts the Goatman legend, in which glowing red eyes reveal a figure near the iron bridge. A familiar version identifies him as Oscar Washburn, a murdered goat farmer, but county researchers found no record confirming either that man or the alleged 1938 lynching.
The Hauntings
Denton County recounts the Goatman legend, in which glowing red eyes reveal a figure near the iron bridge. A familiar version identifies him as Oscar Washburn, a murdered goat farmer, but county researchers found no record confirming either that man or the alleged 1938 lynching.
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