Officially called the "Gold Brook Bridge," the structure that is more commonly known as Emily's Bridge was built in, or around, the year 1844 to help the citizens of Stowe get to and from each other. Of course, who built it and when, though interesting facts, is not as important as the role it would play in the life of a young girl. Her name was Emily. In a story that could be called equal parts cliché, fairy-tale, and tragedy, young Emily fell in love with a young man. Though he was good and decent, he was far below her social class, and her family forbade their affair, going so far as to have the young man dragged from the house while Emily cried. They met in secret from that point on, devising a plan to elope. They were to meet on the Gold Brook Bridge after dark, and the two would leave Stowe and start a new life together. Whether or not the story of Emily's death is true, there's enough weird things going on at the tiny bridge to make locals swear the story is true, and to leave more than a few people with evidence and injuries. Among published reports, the first sign of the haunting is the sounds of weeping, crying and screaming coming from the bridge when a person is on it. [ Visit Website ]