"Little Egypt", A Local Ghost Tale

In Richmond, Kentucky, on Four Mile Road, there is a bridge that, as rumor has it, a 16 year old girl was raped, murdered and tossed off that bridge many years ago. They called her "Little Egypt" because, back then, farms and homes with a lot of land were named (house numbers were mostly in towns with larger populations) and her family's home was called "Egypt". Still, on that road, if you come around a corner and look straight ahead in the brambles and tall grass, you will see a large concrete entrance arch to a property and above it is chiseled "EGYPT". Very cool and I've seen it myself, so I know that is fact.

Still, the ghost story is as follows, during rainy nights (since this is the type of weather they say she was murdered in), if you drive across Four Mile Bridge and stop at any point on the bridge, you are suppose to crack your window and say "Little Egypt, would you like a ride?" and I hear, if a mist rises around you vehicle, it is suppose to be her "getting in" your car. Now, there is another version of this and once again, it involves a rainy night and asking her if she wants a ride, but what is different is the fact that some will put a stick of gum on the dashboard in case her breath is bad from being dead and she needs to chew it to refresh herself. If the stick of gum is missing, then it is suppose to be proof she was in your car. Crazy, eh?

Now, the negative about inviting her into your vehicle is that once you are a mile away, you are suppose to stop your car and allow Little Egypt to get out because if you don't, it's been rumored that she will pull your hair, grab the steering wheel, ect... until she succeeds in causing you to crash your car. So, if you ever decide to do this, remember to stop and let her out or you may wind up with a towing bill.

(Author's note: Since writing this, a new, wider road has been constructed and the concrete entrance has been removed. I was so heartbroken to learn this.)