For those of you who do not know this story, it is an old folk lore. Lake Worth is next to Ft.Worth, TX. I use to leave near here. I had heard the stories my self of a half goat, half man creature lurking on a tiny little island in the lake.
But, what doesn't end up in these stories is the fact that Carswell Airforce base is off the same lake, 1/2 mile away. Carswell AFB is one of the locations where the supposed "Rosewell" UFO and ET had ended up. Have anything in common???
Here is a little part of the story:
Lake Worth Monster:This case hit the public consciousness in the summer of 1969. While America was caught up in the moon landing, sightings of this hairy creature were being reported in the Greer Island area of Lake Worth in Fort Worth, Texas. The animal was described as being approximately seven feet tall, weighing in the neighborhood of three hundred pounds, covered with white hair and walked upright like a man. It was seen repeatedly throughout the year and during July the area was packed with locals who had witnessed the beast. At one point it was said to have become annoyed at the onlookers and hurled an automobile wheel and tire at them from the distance of five hundred feet. Needless to say, they leapt into their cars and departed the area post haste.
The last sighting of the creature that year was by Charles Buchanan on November 7. He was sleeping in the open bed of his pickup truck and was awakened when his sleeping bag was suddenly grabbed by a creature and was pulled from the truck. He stuffed a bag of chicken in its mouth and it shuffled off into the water and swam towards Greer Island.
I'm sure I faxed it. Maybe it got caught by your spam filter. After all, I sure don't want to receive messages about men and goats.
Duane Hanes
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 | 10:34 AM
Interestingly enough, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram ran a byline about the Greer Island Goatman in a recent article about the changes that are impending for the Lake Worth shoreline as a result of residents purchasing their previously leased lakefront property. The article provided insight into Lake Worth's history and the crazy patchwork quilt of characters who live on its' shores. The silly Goatman episode (and the Roswell link you mentioned) only confirms the sad fact that humans are stupid herd animals who fall victim to groupthink and mythological yearning whenever an unusual event occurs.
Orange Juice
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 | 03:28 AM
hahahahaha, this brings to mind that saying "sheep sex is cheap sex" even though this is not a sheep....yeah.....i'll shut up now.
X Member
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 | 06:13 AM
HEY!!!! that was my line....
Marli
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 | 08:39 PM
I live around Lake Worth. The goatman is just about as real as the boogyman. My mother told me as a child growing up here that the reason we had foam pillows was so we wouldn't attract the Goatman.
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X Member
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 | 07:12 AM
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You clearly don't rock that much.
X Member
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 | 07:19 AM
Give them a break Boo....Their all 15 years old. I considered closing their post here, but I am giving them a chance. If someone else closes it, then so be it.
There's supposedly a Goatman of Lake Waco. I geuss these goatmen are all over Texas.
Razzle Berry
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 | 02:05 PM
hahahahaha! GOAT IS A FUNNY WORD!
Weirdo
in deep ellum, dallas
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 | 11:46 PM
they have pictures of the thing. and i don't see how aliens have anything to do with a goatman. PLUS there's been folklore about goatmen since the 1800s, just like other creatures that scientists did find out to be living now.
