Cemeteries are notorious hotbeds of haunted lore and legend, and Conway Cemetery Historic State Park is no exception. This Arkansas State Park is approximately 11.5 acres in size and lies in Lafayette County. It is one of Arkansas’s least-visited state parks due to its lack of amenities and recreational opportunities for visitors… and rumors of it being haunted. You see, Conway Cemetery Historic State Park is thought to be one of the most haunted cemeteries in Arkansas, but all we can say for sure is that it’s absolutely, positively, hauntingly beautiful.
Whether you believe in ghosts or not, there’s something undeniably unsettling about an old cemetery…
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…especially one with as much history as Conway Cemetery.
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In Bradley, Arkansas, Conway Cemetery Historic State Park is small – very small – at just 11.5 acres. But what it lacks in size, it makes up for in lore. Haunted lore.
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You see, the cemetery is the final resting place of James Sevier Conway. Conway was the first Governor of Arkansas from 1836 to 1840. In addition to holding this title, he also founded Little Rock, assisted on the Arkansas-Louisiana boundary survey, and is the namesake for the city of Conway.
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The cemetery is on Walnut Hill near Bradley, on what used to be his cotton plantation.
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Conway isn’t the only person buried here. The cemetery has many members of Conway’s family and other political figures. The majority of the headstones are from the 1800s, in fact. But it seems some of these folks might not be resting in peace.
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On midnight during a full moon, you might hear faint pleas coming from a nearby tree, where numerous hangings were said to have been carried out. Some have reported disembodied voices and unseen presences around the cemetery grounds, too.
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While it’s unclear whose voices these are, we certainly wouldn’t want to stay long enough to find out.
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Have you visited Conway Cemetery Historic State Park, a notoriously haunted cemetery in Arkansas? If so, we’d love to hear about your experiences at this hauntingly beautiful spot!
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Address: Conway Cemetery Historic State Park, 33°06'07.1"N 93°41'00.9"W, Bradley, AR 71826, USA
