Old Alton Bridge (aka Goatman's Bridge) connects Denton and Copper Canyon, Texas. Built in 1884, it was used by horses, and later automobiles to cross Hickory Creek. It was used up until 2001, when a new concrete bridge was built. Today it is a popular place for fishing off of, and is also home to the legend of the Goatman. The legend of Goatman's Bridge goes back to August 1938, when an African American goat farmer named Oscar Washburn was kidnapped by a group of Klansmen and hung off the bridge. Oscar committed no crimes for such an action, except that he was a successful and beloved black man, which was not looked kindly at by some groups of people at the time. From that point, local legend claimed that if you crossed the bridge without headlights, you would be met on the other side by the Goatman. Another version of the Goatman is more literal in the sense that people claim the surrounding woods is inhabited by a demonic satyr type creature. Stories of strange figure
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