The Bellamy Bridge Heritage Trail is a half-mile nature path. It is also the location of one of Florida's most well-known ghost stories. Indeed, a lot of people think it's "Florida's Most Haunted Bridge."
Elizabeth Jane Bellamy, a young woman who passed away on May 11, 1837, in Jackson County, is the subject of the ghost story. It is believed that her restless ghost wanders the bridge and the nearby swamp in a never-ending search for her adored spouse, Dr. Samuel C. Bellamy. According to the legend, Samuel and Elizabeth were very much in love. She pledged to love him "forever and always" before passing away as a young woman. After she passed away, he was never the same, and he mourned for the next 15 years before taking his own life the day after Christmas. Samuel's last request was to be interred next to Elizabeth. However, because he had taken his own life, he could not be buried in consecrated ground, according to the beliefs of the time.
The story goes that Elizabeth's ghost returned just as Samuel passed away. She has spent more than 160 years walking the wetlands around Bellamy Bridge in pursuit of him after making the vow to love him "forever and always." Strange blue and white lights, a hazy shadow, and even the faint outline of a young woman wearing white have all been associated with her spirit.
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