| Ghosts & Haunts In Missouri Senath Spooklight Stories I am actually a "Farrenburg" and lived right beside the light all my life. I remember my Dad getting so mad about all the folks and especially the young kids coming out to see the light that he actually decided to install a vapor light to try to control the traffic - to no avail I might add. I too have seen the light - many times. On one special occasion, a friend of mine and I were sitting in her car on the railroad tracks ( they are gone now by the way). We saw the white light about the size of a softball way down the east side of the track. As we watched the light it kept growing closer and closer, so we pulled off the tracks and then pulled back on and the light was then on the west side of the tracks and coming toward us again. At that point we both decided to head home. When I go to Farrenburg these days/nights, there is not much activity anymore. There actually is a private road where the railroad tracks used to be and no mention of the light. Gone with time or the tracks - who knows. I know that there were many University folks that studied this light - but not sure if they ever came up with what it actually was. It is hard to believe that fox fire or anything scientific could actually move up and down the track so. I will never forget a special birthday (16Th) in Farrenburg. I had some kids over and we decided to take a trek down the tracks at night. My uncle got the bright idea to get his white horse and a white sheet and hide down in the ditch a ways down the tracks. As we walked about 15 min. down the tracks, he let out a bloodcurdling scream and out he came on his white horse and white sheet. Needless to say we all but killed ourselves trying to run down the tracks to my home. I was so embarrassed - but it makes a great story now! T F Hello, I live in Northeast Arkansas. I love to read about haunted spots that are local. When I get a good one, my best friend and I check it out. Naturally, we had to see the Arbyrd light. We went a few weeks ago with my husband and didn't see anything. We decided to try it again this past weekend (7/21/06) when my friend got off work (very late at night). We followed the directions (took 412 to the east until we hit HWY N, turned right then turned right onto 602 and turned left on the little dirt road before LULU church and cemetary) We went over "Crybaby bridge" (At the time, it had a pentagram painted in red on it and it wasn't even a mile down the dirt road) then about 10 feet after we crossed the bridge, we turned around and faced the way we came in. We put the car in park and turned it off then turned the lights off 3 times. The 3rd time, the car that was in park began to move back. My friend freaked out and I turned and when I looked behind us, I saw a bright yellowish white light. Now I know for a FACT that this light wasn't there before because we had just driven that way 10 minutes earlier and it was a completely dark road. I freaked at that point and we started to drive. I looked back again and the light was gone. At that point we were ready to go, so we headed back to the highway. Once we got there we thought everything was fine. We began to turn back on the highway and my friend noticed in the field up in the air was a yellow light. It disappeared before I could see it and not even 20 seconds later, She said "There it is again!". I looked and it was the same light I had seen on the old road, but it moved about 10 or 15 feet to the right in the field where she had pointed out the light she saw. The light didn't shine longer than 10 seconds before it disappeared again. Needless to say, We left in a hurry. The light is hard to describe but it does look like a lantern. It's really weird though, because it didn't dim or anything before it went out, it just "switched" off. It definately scared us away. S If you have experienced paranormal activity at any of these haunted sites, please e-mail us with your photos or stories to add to the database. Page Back |