Lighthouses
seem to be a
likely place to be haunted, don’t you think? They stand
alone in
most
instances, on a rocky cliff, on lonely beach or sometimes in a
swamp. They have to be manned, or they did in the old days,
usually by a
man and wife or sometimes one person all alone. And then the
fog. Fog
is always rolling in and the lighthouse light shines almost brighter in
the fog but doesn’t go very far. Then, you can hear the loud
yell
in
the distance of a sailor at sea or a horn announcing the vessel's
presence but you can’t see anything. Haunted lighthouse.
That sounds erry, doesn’t it? 
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There are tales of several Haunted Lighthouses. The St Augustine Lighthouse is in St Augustine Florida and shines across the bay the Spanish used when they started this city in the US in 1565. St. Augustine is the oldest city in the US and some say the entire town is haunted and the haunted lighthouse is just the place most of the ghosts “hang out”. As the story goes, the two daughters of the lighthouse superintendent/keeper, H. Pittee, drowned during the building of the lighthouse and now the little girls figures can be seen standing on the lighthouse catwalk. Another report that gives this lighthouse the reputation of being haunted is many reports of seeing a woman on the lighthouse stairway and also walking outside on the lighthouse grounds. Another story is told of seeing an older gentleman walking around in the basement of this haunted lighthouse. The TV show Ghost Hunters filmed an episode here at the St Augustine lighthouse and the ghosts were very cooperative! During this filming the ghosts were heard from the top of the lighthouse many times, including one female voice that seemed to say, "Help Me" repeatedly. A figure is seen of a lady quickly moving up the stairs and then peering down at the camera. Visitors can tour the haunted lighthouse of St Augustine at night but no ghosts are promised. Be sure you buy this lighthouse outdoor sconce
that will
lighten up around your home at night so you don't get spooked!
Another lighthouse said to be the most haunted lighthouse in the US is the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse
in Maryland.
First built in 1830, it sits at the
southern most western shore of the Chesapeake Bay and marks the
entrance to the Potomac River. Thomas Point is the last
screwpile lighthouse on the Chesapeake still in its original location.
It is said that at this haunted
lighthouse the first light keeper, Ann Davis, can be seen from time to
time standing in the stairway in a white blouse and a long blue
skirt.
This lighthouse has been investigated for its paranormal sightings and
it is said that several civil war soldiers have been seen
wandering the grounds and in the basement looking for graves that have
been moved. Strange sounds, smells and noises have also been
recorded
throughout the years by visitors, park rangers, lighthouse keepers and
just regular folk. Point Lookout State Park’s Ghost Walk
Event is held
every year on the Fri and Sat before Halloween and is attended by many.
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The New London Ledge Lighthouse built in 1909 in New London, Connecticut on our very own Thames River near New London, Connecticut is famous to the locals for being a haunted lighthouse. It is said that an early lighthouse keeper that the locals call Ernie haunts this lighthouse. The lighthouse was manned by the Coast Guard until 1987 and they reported that Ernie would open and close doors whenever he wanted, would bang on the walls in the night and turn the TV off and on at will. Another annoying antic of Ernie’s was to remove the linens from the beds. In the 1990’s a Japanese reporter came to the haunted lighthouse and spent the night and a camera was left on all night. It recorded voices whispering at intervals all throughout the night.
Plymouth Lighthouse in Massachusetts is not open to the public any more but it is believed to be a haunted lighthouse. It is built on a high bluff overlooking the eastern end of Plymouth Bay. It was built in 1768 on the land of John and Hannah Thomas. The state didn’t buy the land before the lighthouse was built they just gave the Thomas’s 5 shillings to build the lighthouse there.
As the story goes, John went off to fight in the war, got small pox and
died. Hannah then became the first woman lighthouse keeper while
raising their 3 children. The story is told that years later
a man and his wife
spent the night in the lighthouse and the man woke to a woman he
believed to be Hannah floating over their bed. He speculated
she
thought her husband had come back from the war.
There are many other reportedly haunted lighthouses in this country and also around the world. Believers in the paranormal, ghost hunters, reporters and normal folk like you and me who like a little scare every once in a while, will seek out these places of intrigue. Haunted lighthouses are high on the list of paranormal investigators
to prove
or disprove the existence of the unseen. It is up to each of
us to
decide what is real and what we will believe.
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There are tales of several Haunted Lighthouses. The St Augustine Lighthouse is in St Augustine Florida and shines across the bay the Spanish used when they started this city in the US in 1565. St. Augustine is the oldest city in the US and some say the entire town is haunted and the haunted lighthouse is just the place most of the ghosts “hang out”. As the story goes, the two daughters of the lighthouse superintendent/keeper, H. Pittee, drowned during the building of the lighthouse and now the little girls figures can be seen standing on the lighthouse catwalk. Another report that gives this lighthouse the reputation of being haunted is many reports of seeing a woman on the lighthouse stairway and also walking outside on the lighthouse grounds. Another story is told of seeing an older gentleman walking around in the basement of this haunted lighthouse. The TV show Ghost Hunters filmed an episode here at the St Augustine lighthouse and the ghosts were very cooperative! During this filming the ghosts were heard from the top of the lighthouse many times, including one female voice that seemed to say, "Help Me" repeatedly. A figure is seen of a lady quickly moving up the stairs and then peering down at the camera. Visitors can tour the haunted lighthouse of St Augustine at night but no ghosts are promised. Be sure you buy this lighthouse outdoor sconce
Another lighthouse said to be the most haunted lighthouse in the US is the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse
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Guichard, Jean
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The New London Ledge Lighthouse built in 1909 in New London, Connecticut on our very own Thames River near New London, Connecticut is famous to the locals for being a haunted lighthouse. It is said that an early lighthouse keeper that the locals call Ernie haunts this lighthouse. The lighthouse was manned by the Coast Guard until 1987 and they reported that Ernie would open and close doors whenever he wanted, would bang on the walls in the night and turn the TV off and on at will. Another annoying antic of Ernie’s was to remove the linens from the beds. In the 1990’s a Japanese reporter came to the haunted lighthouse and spent the night and a camera was left on all night. It recorded voices whispering at intervals all throughout the night.
Plymouth Lighthouse in Massachusetts is not open to the public any more but it is believed to be a haunted lighthouse. It is built on a high bluff overlooking the eastern end of Plymouth Bay. It was built in 1768 on the land of John and Hannah Thomas. The state didn’t buy the land before the lighthouse was built they just gave the Thomas’s 5 shillings to build the lighthouse there.
As the story goes, John went off to fight in the war, got small pox and
died. Hannah then became the first woman lighthouse keeper while
raising their 3 children. The story is told that years later
a man and his wife
spent the night in the lighthouse and the man woke to a woman he
believed to be Hannah floating over their bed. He speculated
she
thought her husband had come back from the war. There are many other reportedly haunted lighthouses in this country and also around the world. Believers in the paranormal, ghost hunters, reporters and normal folk like you and me who like a little scare every once in a while, will seek out these places of intrigue. Haunted lighthouses are high on the list of paranormal investigators
