Everett Covered Bridge

Everett Road, Boston Township

This peaceful bridge is actually a replica built in the 70's after a series of accidents leveled the original. It wasn't always such a tranquil place, though.

On the night of February 1, 1877, John Gilson and his wife tried crossing the creek approximately a mile north of this location. The horses bolted, tossing the wife out of the wagon, and charged into the bone-chilling creek, now swollen by rain. Mrs. Gilson was rescued, but her husband and the horses perished. John's body was finally found 4 days later.

There have been several accounts of possibly the restless souls still roaming, only this time, taking the safer route - the bridge. Perhaps if you're passing the bridge late one night, you too will hear John in his wagon crossing the bridge, trying to make his way home one final time.

There is one more possibility to this story. Immediately to the right of the bridge is what used to be Chamberlain (Everett) Cemetery. This was a private cemetery owned by the Chamberlain family. Several decades ago, the cemetery was abandoned. Only a few of the bodies were removed. Since then, all of the headstones have disappeared. Over a dozen graves still remain though. The spirits of the remaining dead may have become upset and roam the area surrounding the cemetery and bridge adjacent to it.

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Paranormal Evidence :

Photos

If you look at the bottom right, you can see a streak of blue light apparently rising off the ground. This photo was taken with 35mm film.

The same night, when I approached the bridge, I snapped a few more photos. Most of them were normal, but this strange green light appeared in only this photo. As you can tell, this is not simply a flashlight reflection, and incandescent lights would glow orange and not green.