Pope Lick Trestle in Louisville, Kentucky is the reputed home of the Pope Lick Monster

The Pope Lick Monster is a mythical creature, or cryptid, said to live beneath the Pope Lick Trestle in Louisville, Kentucky. The Pope Lick Trestle is a long, high, and dangerous railroad trestle over Pope Lick Creek in Metro Louisville. Descriptions of the Pope Lick Monster vary; some describe it as having the body of a man and the head of a goat, while others describe a white-haired, Yeti-like creature. Pope Lick Trestle, in Louisville, Kentucky, reputed home of the Pope Lick Monster. ... Pope Lick Trestle, in Louisville, Kentucky, reputed home of the Pope Lick Monster. ... Louisville (usually pronounced ; see Pronunciation below) is Kentuckys largest city and the 16th largest city in the United States. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Mythology. ... Cryptozoology is the study of rumored or mythological animals that are presumed to exist, but for which conclusive proof does not yet exist; or are generally considered extinct, but occasionally reported. ... Louisville (usually pronounced ; see Pronunciation below) is Kentuckys largest city and the 16th largest city in the United States. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Steel trestle with plate girder spans A trestle is a bridge that consists of a large number of short spans, supported by splayed vertical elements and is usually for railroad use. ... Species See Species and subspecies A goat is a mammal in the genus Capra, which consists of nine species: the Ibex, the West Caucasian Tur, the East Caucasian Tur, the Markhor, and the Wild Goat. ... The yeti, also known as the abominable snowman, is a supposed large primate-like creature reported to live in the Himalayas. ...

Reported behavior of the Pope Lick Monster includes driving people from its territory by wailing, screaming, or throwing stones. The Pope Lick Monster has also been blamed for the mutilation of sheep. The legendary monster has turned the trestle into a site for teenage legend trips. In 2000, a nineteen-year old man fell to his death from the trestle while attempting to cross it on foot; he may have been on a legend trip looking for signs of the monster [1]. Stone can refer to any of the following: Stone may be used as a building material, as in this dry stone wall Look up stone on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cattle mutilation is the alleged killing and then subsequent mutilation of cattle, under supposedly unusual or anomalous circumstances. ... Species See text A Sheep is a mammal, one of several woolly ruminant quadrupeds in the genus Ovis. ... Legend tripping, in the folklore of the United States, is a name recently bestowed by folklorists and anthropologists on an adolescent rite of passage in which a usually furtive nocturnal pilgrimage is made to a site which is alleged to have been the scene of some tragic, horrific, and possibly... This article is about the year 2000. ...

The monster was the subject of a 1988 film by Ron Schildknecht, called The Legend of the Pope Lick Monster. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Cryptozoology
• Goatman (cryptozoology)

Louisville Ghost Hunters Society: Pope Lick Goatman Cryptozoology is the study of rumored animals that are presumed (at least by the researcher) to exist, but for which conclusive proof does not yet exist, or for animals which are generally considered extinct, but are occasionally reported. ... The Goatman is a cryptozoological (rumored or mythological) man-goat hybrid, allegedly living in the United States of America. ...