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Van Sant
Covered Bridge |
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Thank You:
First we
would like to say thank you to the Solebury Police Department
for allowing us access to the bridge and making us feel welcome.
If you are a paranormal group please always contact the
Solebury Police Department so they are aware that you will
be there since they do have issues with kids vandalizing and
defacing this historic site. Note that there are regular police
patrols so if they are not aware of you being there they will
stop and make you show identification and they may also take a
look around your vehicle for obvious reasons. |
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History:
Van Sant Covered Bridge was constructed in
1875 to span Pidcock Creek. It runs for 86 ft (26 m) across and
is 12.5 ft (3.8 m) high and is found close to the Bowman Hill
Wild Flower Preserve. Some people think that the bridge is
haunted. Sometimes called crybaby bridge
because people believe they hear a baby crying that was said to
be killed by it's distraught mother (Note: See below -
Animals indigenous to this region). Other stories
include horse thieves that would use the bridge for cover and
rob people. It is said some were sentenced to death and hung
from the rafters of the bridge. |
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Initial
Assessment: This
is a beautiful historic location that should be preserved for
all generations to enjoy. Our initial assessment the first
time we visited the bridge was that it had a peaceful feeling
about it and we would be surprised to find anything out of the
ordinary. Read on to see whether this initial assessment turned
out to be true. |
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Video: Video was
reviewed. Some results will be posted shortly. |
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Audio: Audio was
reviewed. Some results will be posted shortly. |
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Pictures: Pictures
were
reviewed. Some results will be posted shortly. |
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Conclusion: We have
audio recordings of a little girl on two separate visits to the
bridge. We also have a recording of a person whistling very
close to the recorder when there was nobody around. These
results will be posted shortly and you can make up your own mind
as to what the sounds are. Our conclusion is that some
interesting things are going on here though they don't seem to
follow the stories that are most often heard. |
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Rating:
 
seems like something is going on here. |
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Animals Indigenous To The Region:
This area is known to have fox around. A
baby fox crying sounds incredibly like a human baby crying (we
will have an audio of this up shortly). This area also in the
past has been reported to have an occasional coyote or bear
roam the area. So when you are at the bridge in the dark late at
night just be careful that some unwanted visitor other than
ghost doesn't sneak up on you. |
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