Folklore Research

• supernatural Legends
• local legends
• ghost stories
• bridges

There are many “Crybaby Bridges” in Ohio and apparently one is located near Chillicothe. Crybaby Bridges have many stories to how they have become haunted, but they all share one thing in common, an eerie cry is said to be heard by those that follow the legend, the cry is thought to come from a ghost. The cry is often times said to be either a baby's cry or that of the baby's mother. The Crybaby Bridge mentioned in this recording is near Chillicothe and is a tunnel with train tracks above it. Cory said that what he has heard is that a mother threw her child off of the train tracks onto the tunnel below. He said that you are supposed to hear the babies cry if you stop in the middle of the bridge and turn your lights off. Both Marty and Cory have stopped on this bridge and neither has encountered crying.

• Accession #10676
• Instructor: Ray Cashman
• Spring 2009
• 14pp + CD