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Headless Horseman?We went to the church on a dark and gloomy Saturday night in search of the headless horseman. I even wore my red coat in the hopes that would bring him out. Unfortunately, we had no luck! Welsh Tract Road and the church were the scene of part of the Battle of Cooch's Bridge on September 3, 1777. There was a group of colonists who were using the stone walls of the church as a shield against the British rifle fire. Legend has it that a young patriot named Charlie Miller was one of this group. The legend continues to say that Charlie got into the line of cannon fire and the cannonball that landed in the church's wall also took his head right off. The repair work from the cannonball is still visible today:
Shortly after that, reports started circulating that British soldiers were being attacked by a headless man on horseback, who ran them down and chopped off their heads, while calling out eerily, "I Want My Head!" (Yes, I also wonder how he says anything without a head) I walked all around the grounds and the road in my red coat. I didn't see anything or hear anything unusual. The only thing I got was the small orb in the above picture of the cannonball hole. The caretaker of the church approached us and after we told him we just wanted to take some photos, he was very helpful, told us some of the history of the church and the battle of Cooch's Bridge. -------A return trip is planned- more info will be posted---------- | |||||
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