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Post by Lee J on Oct 31, 2009 13:40:46 GMT -4
Have yall looked into the Berry Hill Bridge/ Mansion. Its located north of Eden, NC in Rockingham Co. There is a bridge that has is in place of the old bridge. Stories have that a little girl was killed there and devil worshiping has gone on under the bridge. Just before the bridge is a dirt road that is suppose to lead the the mansion. Ive check the bridge out but when we tried to visit the house a friend became very ill and we had to call it off. it could be something there or just a good story. Yall should check it out.
Lee J.
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Post by Harsh on Oct 31, 2009 16:19:29 GMT -4
yes i have been there many times over the years. it is an old one lane iron bridge. The road to the bridge draws the criminal element lots of stolen abandon cars have been found there burning. A couple of suicides have occured on the road near the bridge. the actual mansion is farther up towards virginia on the right. it is now a bed and breakfast. the dirt road to the house you are refering to is beside of the slave graveyard. I have my own history with that house. there are several slave quarters along the road that sit off to the right that you will not see unless you know where to look. Don't go to the bridge tonight. you will run into license checks on all roads to the bridge from either side. there will be deputies and highway patrol throughout the area. . The deer on that stretch are legendary they are everywhere and pose quite a danger of their own if you travel that road often you will hit one or two at some point.The entire area about a two mile stretch is active. there are many stories surrounding this area. some are real and some are legend.
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Post by mb on Nov 2, 2009 14:42:13 GMT -4
I read about this on another thread. Is there another house next to the cemetery? What is the deal with the slave quarters and the bridge?
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Post by michael818 on Nov 2, 2009 16:07:23 GMT -4
Didn't there used to be railroad tracks up there too? Someone told me of their son seeing a gllowing female apparition by some railroad tracks...
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Post by Harsh on Nov 2, 2009 21:41:37 GMT -4
I read about this on another thread. Is there another house next to the cemetery? What is the deal with the slave quarters and the bridge? there is one house next to the cemetary. the slave quartes have a vodoo vibe about them. although it has been 15 years since i last went to the area myself. I wonder if they are still there.
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Post by Harsh on Nov 2, 2009 21:55:35 GMT -4
Didn't there used to be railroad tracks up there too? Someone told me of their son seeing a gllowing female apparition by some railroad tracks... the tracks are there. the road to the bridge runs paralell to the tracks. the track story is another of those "legendary" stories. It is a real tale but its location is somewhere else. the actual tale invovles a bridge(not the berryhill bridge) not train tracks and it is in another part of the country. the "supposed" tale of the tracks says to stop on the tracks turn off the car and put the keys on the dash and some lady will appear on your hood peering in through the windshield looking for her cheating husband. (notice how this sounds like Sally's Bridge story from the China Grove/Concord area) she was supposedly killed on those tracks while searching for her husband. Forgive me it has been many years since I heard it and there was something you were supposed to do to get the car started again.
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Post by Harsh on Nov 2, 2009 23:12:35 GMT -4
The Story with the bridge is this.... supposedly a glowing green lady in a boat appears up river and floats slowly down river and goes under the bridge and does not come out of the other side. I spent many many nights on this bridge in all types of weather and moon phases waiting this to happen. Never Did. All I found under the bridge other than trash and graffiti were the carcuses of dead animals appearantly people like to dispose of their unwanted animals under this bridge. they were all shot. For the railroad tracks see the post above. The house beside of the graveyard...I will give you the short story Myself and three other guys saw a full body apparition there on the porch of that house. the abandoned Service Station on the main road. There is a light that shines inside of the station. I will tell you that this why I don't believe in orbs in photos. I have seen the real thing in that station. About the size of a basketball that moved around inside of the building. the color of a dull fashlight. There were no power lines attached to the building. the mansion itself on the back steps of house there was blood stain that could never be cleaned. The steps were wooden and covered with many stains so take it for what it is worth. Now for the main story of the mansion...I heard this story first hand from a friend of my parents so I think it qualifys me to be able to tell you this. I was much younger but I still remember the story. I am however and will always remain skeptical of the story. There was piano in the house. the "legend" goes you can take the piano from the house and it will always find it's way back to the house before the next day. Jimmy and his friends tested this story. He says that he and friens took the piano from the house on the back of a truck. they took the piano to one of there houses but left it on the back of the truck. In the morning they went outside and sure enough it was gone. They went back to the house and yes it was back at the house. A couple weekends later they went back to the house and got the piano and took it back to one of their houses. This time they took the piano inside with them. they all stayed in the room with the piano with the intent of everyone staying awake until morning. He said that they each fell asleep or were put to sleep by unseen forces. Those were not the actual words because i don't remember how he put it but you get the picture. Of course the piano was gone and it was back in the house once again. Again I am highly skeptical of this account because at the time that he told us all this he was under the influence of alcohol. Not Drunk but drinking. If anyone has stayed there in the Bed and Breakfast is the piano still there? If it were true then why wouldn't it still be there? I confirmed 2 of the stories for myself. The rest I have never had anysuccess with. I would never take an object from any location so I left the piano thing to itself. I never went inside the mansion. That is what I know of the area.
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Post by michael818 on Nov 3, 2009 12:46:04 GMT -4
Hmmm... the glowing lady this young man reported was standing by the tracks, looking down them. He saw her from behind at first; didn't notice anything wrong til she turned around and was glowing!!!
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Post by mb on Nov 6, 2009 14:56:59 GMT -4
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Post by michael818 on Nov 6, 2009 17:37:47 GMT -4
The owner lives in the "new" house. I have been told he doesn't like trespassers, and may be willing to shoot. He's been vandalized a lot recently...
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Post by Harsh on Nov 7, 2009 2:46:13 GMT -4
Thanks for the links. It either explains the reason why I never saw "the crazy track lady"because I was looking in the wrong place. That is if she is supposed to approach your car on the bridge or then again it confuses the hell out of what I was told growing up. Like I said I spent several hours on the bridge itself looking up river. I never parked on the bridge itself. there was a little place to pull off the side of the road just off the end of the bridge. It is a one lane bridge. The locals have done dares where you were dared to cut your lights off and drive across the bridge as fast as you dare...come what may. I never found anything paranormal at the actual. I did witness some stupid human stuff there however.
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Post by mb on Nov 9, 2009 12:19:19 GMT -4
There are lots of conflicting stories on this one. Train tracks, Bridge, Mansion, Cemetery...
I looked at the area on google maps and the bridge appears to be relatively new. Someone posted some video of it on Youtube, there are pentagrams and the like along with candles and stone arrangements under the bridge. Someone on forgotten U.S. posted some picks of a cool looking old mansion that has been burned out and is being overgrown by nature. There is also an old house next to Berry Hill cemetery that may be associated with these stories.
Obviously I don't want to break the law or incur the wrath of a gun toting senior citizen...
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Post by michael818 on Nov 9, 2009 13:17:20 GMT -4
It was someone from up your way who told me of the rather unfriendly live-in owner. Apparently, he's a generational descendant, and doesn't appreciate all the unwanted attention...
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Post by mb on Nov 24, 2009 16:50:27 GMT -4
I'm kind of curious about this area--There is another spot near Danville that seems interesting as well--Hangman's Bridge. It appears to be a trestle similar to the Bostian Bridge, but not as tall, and with better access from a parallel road. I think at some point I will head up this way and see what all the fuss is about. Does anyone know the location of the "new house" so I can avoid it?
I think I will check out the bridge(s) as well as the graveyard and train tracks.
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Post by michael818 on Nov 25, 2009 11:49:30 GMT -4
The "new" house IS the current Berry Hill Plantation House, from what I have been told. With a name like Hangman's Bridge, I'd say it should be an interesting thing.
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