Haunted Belton

For many years University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB) students have passed down the legend that Presser Hall is haunted. While the University itself was established in 1845, Pressure Hall was not built until 1930 and was completely remodeled in 1978 due to a fire...

Our final post of the Haunted Belton series finds us exploring the city's old railroad station. The folklore states the station is being haunted by a Temple Chief of Police who had been shot and killed by a Bell County Police Officer as he exited a train at the depot in Belton...

The house known as Hattie's Place has witnessed many passing years. The house today may seem lacking in character but make no mistake, this building definitely has soul. Some might say, souls! Built in the 1920s, the house has survived many events to include Prohibition but yet still holds an important place in Belton's history...

On May 25, 1874 around 1 a.m. a vigilante of 103 mounted masked men approached the Belton City Jail in one of the most violent massacres in Texas History.

How did Yettie Polk Park get its name and what is the story behind her tragedy when floods inundated Belton in the Great Flood of 1913.