The Legend Of Massachusetts’ Screaming Bridge Will Make Your Hair Stand On End

The Eunice Williams Covered Bridge is tucked away in Greenfield, Massachusetts. It's a strikingly lovely bridge with a history that is a lot darker than its charming looks suggest. This bridge was the site of a tragic death that may have left a paranormal mark.

In February of 1704, the then-British town of Deerfield was attacked by 300 French army soldiers and their Abenaki and Mohawk allies. This attack was part of a conflict between France and Britain, known as Queen Anne's War, to gain control of the region.

The residents of Deerfield were startled out of their beds by the early-morning raid. Houses were burned and plundered, 56 people were murdered, and a further 112 residents were captured and forced to march to Canada.

The family of reverend John Williams, including five of his seven children, and his wife, Eunice, were among those captured. Eunice had given birth the day before, but her baby and next youngest child had been killed in the attack.

When Eunice collapsed from exhaustion while attempting to cross the Green River, she was executed by the blow of a tomahawk just steps away from her family. The marker near the bridge now commemorates her murder.

Some say that the spirit of Eunice Williams has never left the bridge that bears her name. Locals and visitors have reported female screams echoing from the bridge, and many have alleged to have seen a ghostly figure near the water under the bridge and by a nearby dam. Legend holds that if you stand quietly by the bridge on a dark night, you might catch a glimpse of its ghostly namesake.