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18. Pope Lick Monster

Kentucky History & Haunts
Kentucky History & Haunts
Episode • Jan 28, 2021 • 12m
This mischievous creature hangs out around the Pope Lick Trestle- a tall, bridge-like structure about 15 miles from downtown Louisville. Though his existence is an urban legend, the consequences of his story are very real. Check out the short film The Legend of The Pope Lick Monster. Plus the Atlas Obscura Article “Pope Lick Trestle Bridge.” And the Courier Journal articles “Pope Lick ‘monster’ survivor mentally crushed” from 2016 and “15-year-old girl dies in yet another train accident on the Pope Lick trestle” published in 2019.

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