Once upon a time, in 1754, the small village of Windham in eastern Connecticut was awakened by a terrifying, shrieking roar that began just after midnight.
Wyndham residents were already feeling the greatest stress from the outbreak of the outbreak. french and indian war It happened in early May. At first, the townspeople thought the terrifying sounds were war cries attacking the Indians. Unfortunately, the townspeople didn’t know what had happened until the sun rose. Imagine thousands of bullfrogs screaming like this in the short video below.
according to newenglandhistoricalsociety.comsome residents thought the trumpet a very annoying cacophony Judgment DaySome villagers claimed to have heard their names called.
As the sun rose over the small village of Windham, the awake residents noticed that the loud screaming had completely ceased. A search party was sent out to investigate, and what they found 100 yards into the woods was amazing!
A search party found a dry pond with hundreds of bullfrog corpses lining the dry beds of the pond. The scary scene frog fighta large-scale die-off of frogs due to severe drought.
Wrestling Bullfrog – YouTube
As Windham’s inhabitants panicked and nearly lost their minds, people throughout the colony began to make fun of Windham for their ludicrous fear of the bullfrog’s loud croaking. However, Wyndham decided to embrace the story as part of its identity.
Dating back to the 21st century, Willimantic’s biggest frog landmark is officially a bridge named ‘Thread City Crossing’, but everyone calls it that. Frog Bridge There are four copper frog sculptures on each end of the bridge, resting on concrete spools. Featured site!
Frog Bridge – FB Page
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