Different Members of this group have witnessed the lights during several visits noting it is either bluish/white or red/orange and is always above the tracks with the rails not showing a reflection.
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The first photo is a picture of "The Walls" before Governor J. Futrell closed it in 1933. Next is a picture of "Old Sparky" employed by "The Walls" and later relocated to Tucker Farms According to records Louie McBryde was sentenced out of Clark county for the crime of murder and was executed July 8, 1932 Source: Inmate Family Central Office. Other information we obtained was that McBryde a male black, laborer, sentenced for murder was executed by electrocution July 8, 1932. |
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The top picture is a photo of a sample of the track gravel taken back in 2004 when some of us participated in an investigation there. Notice the high quartz content. The next is a seizmic map clip of the Clark County area. Source: Arkansas Center for Earthquake Education and Technology Transfer http://quake.ualr.edu/public/epicenters.htm A popular scientific theory is the "peizoelectrical effect" that has to do with the abundance of quartz crystals located there interacting with seismic activity (the New Madrid Fault line runs through the area). The pressure and activity would cause an energy build up in the crystals which would finally be released in sparks. | ||
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Back in 1931 Louie McBryde worked for the Missouri-Pacific railroad. There supposedly was a dispute with his foreman William McClain, possibly related to a derailment that had occurred earlier nearby Bismarck in Hot Springs County. Louie later murdered McClain and legend has it that McClain roams the track swinging his lantern back and forth. |
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