Rich Mountain Light

QUICK FACTS: Location: Mena, Arkansas Appearance: A glowing light that crosses the highway. Folklore: The light is the spirit of a young girl who froze to death while trying to fetch water for her sick family. Other explanations: None. Additional notes: This ghost light is very obscure and more of …

Gurdon Ghost Light

QUICK FACTS: Location: Railroad tracks outside Gurdon, Arkansas Appearance: White, blue, orange/yellow, or green light that bobs back and forth in the air. May move along the tracks for some distance before it disappears. Folklore: The light is said to be that of a railroad worker who was decapitated in …

Dover Lights

QUICK FACTS: Location: Big Piney Creek near Dover, Arkansas Appearance: Flickering and swaying lights in many colors that appear in the valley below an overlook. Folklore: The valley is an Indian burial ground and the lights are the spirits of Native Americans. The lights are the spirits of miners who …

Crossett Light

QUICK FACTS: Location: Crossett, Arkansas Appearance: White, blue, red, or greenish ball of light that hovers several feet above the ground, sometimes swinging back and forth. Size varies from two feet across to man-sized. May approach the observer and reappear behind him. May also display avoidant behavior. May hover over …