Gurdon Light

Gurdon Light

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Image_Caption = A rendering of the Gurdon Light based on various descriptions Brown, Alan (2002) "Haunted Places in the American South", University Press of Mississippi, ISBN 1578064775] McNeil W. K, Clements William M. (1992) "An Arkansas Folklore Sourcebook" University of Arkansas Press, ISBN 1557282544] Unsolved Mysteries: Gurdon Light, NBC (December 1994)] Tailor, Troy (1998) " [http://www.prairieghosts.com/gurdon.html Haunted Arkansas: The Gurdon Light] "]
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Name = Gurdon Light
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Definition = An unexplained recurring light found in modern Gurdon, Arkansas, folklore.
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Extra_Column = Local Legend
The Gurdon Light is an unexplained light, said to be of supernatural origin, found in modern day Gurdon, Arkansas folklore. It is a series of unknown phenomena which occur in a wooded area by railroad tracks, appears to observers as a light or lights hovering in the air. The light has been featured on local media and on the TV show "Unsolved Mysteries". The location is still in use by the railroad and is one of the most popular Halloween attractions in the area.

The light has been ascribed various colors, ranging from blue, green or white, to orange, and has been described as "bobbing around" as is being from a cord. Its location varies within a select geographic area and witnesses have described it appearing at various times of the day or night.

Folklore

According to Gurdon folklore, the light originates from a lantern of a railroad worker who was killed when he fell into the path of a train. The legend states that the man's head was separated from his body and was never found, and that the light that people see come from his lantern as he searches for it. Other variations state that the light is a lantern carried by railway foreman William McClain, who was killed in the vicinity during a confrontation with one of his workers at the time of the great depression.

ee also

* Ghost light
* Marfa lights

References

External links

* [http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=1198 Encyclopedia of Arkansas:The Gurdon Light]
* [http://www.unsolved.com www.unsolved.com:Search:Unexplained:The Gurdon Light]
* [http://www.roadsideamerica.com/geo/showMap.php?attractionNo=2998 Map depicting site of the Gurdon light]
* [http://www.paranormal.about.com/library/weekly/aa080601a.htm The Gurdon Spook Light and Other Spook Lights]
* [http://www.hauntspot.com/haunt/usa/arkansas/the-gurdon-ghost-light.shtml A possible origin for the Gurdon Ghost Light on Haunt Spot]


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