St Augustine Lighthouse
It Is said that many spirits are active at the St. Augustine Lighthouse. One is of a man who hung himself and
one unidentified spirit in the basement of the keeper's house. During the 1980's, when the keeper's house was
being restored, workers spent the nights in the place to protect it from vandals. According to the workers they
would wake up in the middle of the night to see a small girl in old-fashioned clothes watching them. She
would then vanish. The workers claimed that they also sense things during their work and would look up to
see an apparition of a man hanging from a rafter. The spirit in the cellar has never been seen, but workers at
the lighthouse all report an uneasy feeling when they're down there alone, especially at closing time when the
place is very quiet. There have also been stories of footsteps on the lighthouse stairs when there's no one
around.
There is a little girl who was killed by the train, a light keeper who fell to his death while painting the
former lighthouse (very close to the newer one), and 13 executed pirates who were buried behind the
lighthouse.
It is also alleged that there are two little girl spirits. It is said that they were daughters of the lighthouse
keeper and of the foreman whom was involved in the construction of the new lighthouse which was being
built further up on the island. According to the local historical society, the girls were playing on a cart with
the daughter of the foreman. Apparently, the brake was loosened, sending the cart hurtling toward the inlet
below. Three of the 4 girls drowned when the cart flew into the water. Occasionally, it is said you can hear
girls giggling in the vicinity of the lighthouse.
one unidentified spirit in the basement of the keeper's house. During the 1980's, when the keeper's house was
being restored, workers spent the nights in the place to protect it from vandals. According to the workers they
would wake up in the middle of the night to see a small girl in old-fashioned clothes watching them. She
would then vanish. The workers claimed that they also sense things during their work and would look up to
see an apparition of a man hanging from a rafter. The spirit in the cellar has never been seen, but workers at
the lighthouse all report an uneasy feeling when they're down there alone, especially at closing time when the
place is very quiet. There have also been stories of footsteps on the lighthouse stairs when there's no one
around.
There is a little girl who was killed by the train, a light keeper who fell to his death while painting the
former lighthouse (very close to the newer one), and 13 executed pirates who were buried behind the
lighthouse.
It is also alleged that there are two little girl spirits. It is said that they were daughters of the lighthouse
keeper and of the foreman whom was involved in the construction of the new lighthouse which was being
built further up on the island. According to the local historical society, the girls were playing on a cart with
the daughter of the foreman. Apparently, the brake was loosened, sending the cart hurtling toward the inlet
below. Three of the 4 girls drowned when the cart flew into the water. Occasionally, it is said you can hear
girls giggling in the vicinity of the lighthouse.
