Choctawhatchee Bridge

Choctawhatchee Bridge in Newton, Alabama is listed in the Shadowlands Haunted Places dataset. Source-reported details: At a hanging gone wrong, a hole was scratched out beneath the feet of the victim who was too tall for the rope that was used. A witness to the hanging dug the hole with a crutch, under the dangling victim. To this day, you can fill the hole and the ghost will come and dig it out. This ODDKNOWN entry documents the report and does not verify a supernatural cause.

What ODDKNOWN records

Choctawhatchee Bridge in Newton, Alabama is listed in the Shadowlands Haunted Places dataset. Source-reported details: At a hanging gone wrong, a hole was scratched out beneath the feet of the victim who was too tall for the rope that was used. A witness to the hanging dug the hole with a crutch, under the dangling victim. To this day, you can fill the hole and the ghost will come and dig it out. This ODDKNOWN entry documents the report and does not verify a supernatural cause.

Source classification: database · Status: reported.

Sources & references

1. https://github.com/rfordatascience/tidytuesday/tree/main/data/2023/2023-10-10