The Blue Light Lady Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
TravelKS says Elizabeth Polly nursed the sick during a cholera epidemic, liked to walk on Sentinel Hill and asked to be buried there. People report seeing her in a blue dress and white bonnet on the hill, giving off a bright blue light. Source: TravelKS, 2022, updated 2025.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
The Army set up Fort Fletcher on October 11, 1865, reopened it nearby in 1866 and renamed it Fort Hays that November. It was active until 1889, reopened as a historical park in 1929 and is run by the Kansas Historical Society (Wikipedia).
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Then and now
Public access
Open to the public The Kansas Historical Society lists hours of 9 to 5 Wednesday to Saturday and 1 to 5 Sunday, closed state holidays (Kansas Historical Society). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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