It’s Halloween season, a wonderful time of crisp cool Ozark weather and leaves changing colors. With that, Halloween is just around the corner with a few fun tricks, but a lot of treats and family fun. This is also the season of ghost stories, tales of otherworldly happenings, and reminders of the places we usually keep away from in the Natural State, Arkansas. If you are brave enough to visit these spooky spots and need a new or preowned vehicle to get you out of there in a hurry, come visit your friends at McLarty Daniel Ford of Bentonville. Let us assist you with personable customer service and quality vehicles. Have a safe and fun Halloween.
Haunted Ft. Smith National Cemetery
Ft. Smith, Arkansas
The Fort Smith National Cemetery is a peaceful and dignified place of final rest... for the most part. At night, the National Cemetery is a whole different world. Some say a supernatural world to say the least. Witnesses there have reported sightings of a ghostly funeral procession, the participants decked out in turn-of-the-century clothing. At other times throughout the years, visitors to the cemetery have heard disembodied-voices singing old hymnals like a choir. Gravestones will sometimes glow and even move around following visitors. Others say the ghost of a decorative-saddled horse will appear, slowly being led by a phantom Civil War soldier towards the back of the cemetery, and at night, witnesses say the sound of heavy wagons resonates throughout the cemetery.
Ghostly Car - Chaser of Redfield Road
Sheridan, Arkansas
Not too far south of Little Rock, deep in the forest, runs the lonely Old Redfield Road, originally one of the major thoroughfares that went through the small town of Sheridan. Legend has it that Old Redfield Road is a supernatural hotspot. Local residents along the old highway, have reported sightings of ghosts roaming the road or lingering in an old decrepit cemetery nearby, with passing motorists having reported car radios and other electronics malfunctioning as they pass the graveyard. The most frightening legend about Old Redfield Road is that of the Headless Car-Chaser. Witnesses report that as you drive a particular stretch of Old Redfield Road, a headless phantom will spring from the woods and chase your vehicle for about a quarter of a mile, keeping pace with the vehicle no matter how much you accelerate. If the vehicle is a pick-up truck, some say the phantom will jump into the bed of the truck and hitch a ride to a particular point then disappear. The story behind this bit of lore is that a workman with one of the timber companies had an accident on the job, which cost him his head. Though his body was recovered, his head tumbled down a hill into thick underbrush and was never found. So, is the Headless Car-Chaser chasing vehicles or hitching rides as a way of seeking help looking for his missing head? We'd rather not stop to ask him.
The Fouke Monster
Fouke, Arkansas
Fouke, Arkansas is known for its legends about the Boggy Creek Monster, an 8-foot-tall, Bigfoot-like creature with monstrous strength reportedly been seen by locals throughout the years since the 1940s. It is described as being completely covered in reddish-brown hair, leaving three-toed tracks, and having a foul odor. Fouke Monster Mart in Fouke is the place to go if you want to find out more about the Boggy Creek Monster. The souvenir store sells monster t-shirts and postcards, and it still has a plaster cast of the monster’s foot on display. To get to the Fouke Monster Mart, just follow U.S. 71 into town. The store is just north of Butler Street.
Wow, just thinking about these eerie Arkansas tales will send chills down anybody’s spine. Tall tales or not, if you travel to visit these spooky places, travel in style. Have the confidence that you can leave these places safely. Leave the ghosts in the dust by driving a new vehicle. Let your friends at McLarty Daniel Ford Bentonville assist with your vehicle needs! Have a safe and Happy Halloween!
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