History & local legend
Sonestown Covered Bridge crosses Muncy Creek in Sullivan County. Built around 1850, it originally served the route to a gristmill on the opposite bank and was already standing when the Civil War began.
Local tradition places a soldier at the bridge after dark, as though he is still guarding the crossing. The same figure is associated with a house near Hoot Road and Main Street. Former residents reportedly heard footsteps in the attic and voices with no visible speaker.
The story explains the connection by saying that a soldier who died in the Civil War has returned to look for his family.