Beyond the Creek

Beyond the Creek in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania is included on ODDKNOWN because a source-recorded haunting or paranormal story is tied to the location. Source-reported background: If you walk back through the woods far enough, you come to an old bridge that connects you over a high fall to a creek. If you walk back that way and almost under the bridge witnesses report seeing the "old man". Reported activity: The old man is thought to be the spirit of a child molester who used the woods for his crimes but when caught committed suicide. The Shadowlands/TidyTuesday entry is a compiled report, so the paranormal claims are presented as folklore or witness reports rather than verified supernatural evidence.

What ODDKNOWN records

Beyond the Creek in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania is included on ODDKNOWN because a source-recorded haunting or paranormal story is tied to the location. Source-reported background: If you walk back through the woods far enough, you come to an old bridge that connects you over a high fall to a creek. If you walk back that way and almost under the bridge witnesses report seeing the "old man". Reported activity: The old man is thought to be the spirit of a child molester who used the woods for his crimes but when caught committed suicide. The Shadowlands/TidyTuesday entry is a compiled report, so the paranormal claims are presented as folklore or witness reports rather than verified supernatural evidence.

Source classification: database · Status: reported.

Sources & references

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