A young woman in white Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
A 2011 roundup of Benton County ghost lore says a young woman in white haunts Peel Mansion. Source: NWA Democrat-Gazette, 2011.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
Samuel West Peel, a veteran, lawyer and congressman, built the house in 1875 on a 160-acre farm. Abandoned for more than 50 years, it was restored in the early 1990s and opened as a museum in 1993 (Peel Compton Foundation; Wikipedia).
Ghost stories
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Then and now
Public access
Open to the public Free general admission; open Tuesday–Saturday 10–5 (Peel Compton Foundation). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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