Moggie's Ghost on Knowlton Road

In the late 1800's near Aston, Pennsylvania, at the place where Chester Creek met Knowlton Road ford was a grave of a girl who became known as Moggey.  It is unknown why she died, whether she drowned at the ford somehow or died elsewhere, but she was buried near the mill at the crossing.  

Travelers have said that on occasion when crossing the ford, they could see the form of a girl standing in the spot where Moggey was buried.  The phantom took on a transparent appearance and many traveler's were frightened by traversing the ford on a moon light night for fear of seeing Moggey's ghost.  

The location of the old Moggey's Ford where travelers traversed Chester Creek is now a stone bridge

Over time this place became known as Moggey's Ford.  In the present day, a stone bridge now traverses Chester Creek at the former Knowlton Road crossing.  The mill is no longer and not much remains to be seen.  Not even a hint of ruins of the old place.  However, you can still see remnants of the old ford under the bridge where rocks were stacked neatly in rows on end.  

Remnants of Moggey's Ford can be seen under the existing stone bridge that spans Chester Creek on Knowlton Road near Aston, PA

You can hear about the tale of Moggey every fall at the nearby Linvilla Orchard's "haunted" hay ride as well as other tales of ghosts living on the farm.

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