Haunted Fort Smith & Van Buren

by Bud Steed

Overview

Outlaws, lawmen, soldiers and those on the Trail of Tears all passed through the Fort Smith and Van Buren area. Some of those restless spirits remain. Past residents of the "Hell on the Border" jail, which now serves as the visitor's center, make life interesting for employees. At the Clayton House, a ghostly man in a black suit attends weddings uninvited. Residents near the Fort Smith National Cemetery report eerie blue lights hovering over grave markers. A pipe smoker is seen walking the grounds at the Drennen-Scott House. A small girl in Victorian dress is often seen playing among the tombstones at Fairview Cemetery. Author Bud Steed delves into the spectral history of the Arkansas-Oklahoma border.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467140706
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	09/24/2018
Series:	Haunted America
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Bud Steed is an author, researcher, paranormal investigator and explorer of strange and lost legends; if it's strange, weird or kind of scary, he's probably interested in it. So far he has written and published six books: Haunted Natchez Trace, Haunted Mississippi Gulf Coast, Haunted Baton Rouge, Haunted Northwest Arkansas, Ozarks Ghosts and Hauntings and a book on treasure legends called Lost Treasures of the Ozarks.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9

Introduction 11

Part I The Hauntings of Fort Smith 19

The Clayton House 21

Old Fort Smith Courthouse and the Old Fort 31

Fort Smith National Cemetery 53

Fort Smith Museum of History 60

Ghosts of the Massard Prairie Battlefield 65

Fort Chaffee 70

Part II The Hauntings of Van Buren 81

The King Opera House 83

Fairview Cemetery 89

Super 8 Motel 98

The Drennen-Scott Home 102

Crawford County Courthouse 108

Conclusion 117

Bibliography 121

About the Author 125