Location: Utica Mills (Utica Covered Bridge) - Maryland
There is a covered bridge near Thurmont, The river beneath the bridge is a spot
that local kids used as a swimming hole. A young boy drowned in the deep water a
long time ago. People reported that his ghost haunts the bridge. The bridge was
restored by the State of Maryland so it has changed a bit. The unhappy ghost of
the drowned boy lingers on. People have reported seeing a glowing apparition
crawling out of the water and up the side of the bank. Sometimes people have heard
ghostly cries for help that echo up and down the stream and through the picnic
grove. But the most chilling events occur on the bridge itself. The bridge is
small and only one car at a time can pass. Even on the bright sunny days, the
interior is the bridge is covered in shadows. At night the bridge is very spooky.
One evening a couple was returning home from Frederick. When their car approached
the bridge, they noticed a thick fog rising from the river. The driver turned on
his headlights to dim so that he could see better. About halfway over the bridge
the car's headlights caught the figure of a young boy and his hair and clothes
were dripping wet. The driver slammed on his brakes and the car slid to a stop on
the wet planking, after apparently striking the boy. The driver jumped from his
vehicle and fell to his knees and looked under the car. No one was there. The
driver got the eerie feeling that he was being watched and he turned to look
toward the rear of the car. The boy that he had just hit was standing there,
watching him with blank and staring eyes. The man started to speak, and the boy
slowly faded away into the darkness.
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