64. The Monkeys and the Occultist

Is This a Ghost?

Have you ever seen the ghost of a monkey? How can you be so sure? HOW WOULD YOU KNOW IF A MONKEY IS A REAL MONKEY AND NOT A GHOST MONKEY? What if monkeys actually went extinct a thousand years ago, and everything that we think is a monkey is actually the ghost of a monkey? Makes you think, doesn't it? Makes you think.

This is the story of the aptly named Monkey Bridge. Come for the ghosts, stay for organs (various), a big, tough bridge, assess and teakettles, how Bitcoin started, snobby occultists, and turtles: the raccoons of the ocean.

Sources:

• https://www.athensreview.com/news/historic-athens-what-s-with-fuller-park/article_fc685500-a9cd-11ea-9cf1-bb006ec9ccf5.html
• https://us105fm.com/monkey-bridge-athens-texas-ghost-story/
• https://www.athensreview.com/news/local_news/unraveling-athens-mysteries/article_54113054-bdc4-11e7-9401-f7cd94c30ba6.html
• https://tylerpaper.com/news/local/the-legend-of-the-haunted-monkey-bridge/article_96bc924c-3923-56fd-9bf9-43c6ab8ffe73.html