Haunted Argenta

Downtown Argenta is a bustling close knit art community which is on the move. However it has a long and dark history. It was directly on the path of the Trail of Tears. For many years Argenta was a lawless place filled with itinerants gamblers murderers and prostitutes. People have seen a woman's spirit walk slowly into the Arkansas River never to be seen again. People insist that they have seen a werewolf in Argenta. There was undoubtedly a serial killer who was operating in Argenta. A deadly mob killed an innocent man in cold blood on the street. A ghostly apparition may be the spirit of a young prostitute who was murdered by her admirer. You can read all of these stories and more in Haunted Argenta. This book examines the history of the town based on review of primary sources from the earliest history through the present. You will read not only about the history but about the stories myths and legends of the ghostly residents who chose to never leave Argenta.