Southeastern US Haunted Lighthouses
Carysfort Reef Lighthouse – Key Largo, FL

This lighthouse is located in a treacherous stretch of water that has seen more than its share of shipwrecks.  In addition, the area is home to a dangerous stretch of reef that has claimed numerous ships, including the one it was named for, the HMS Carysfort in 1770. Several lightships were set here, but they [...]

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Posted on 9th September 2009No Comments
Haunted Lighthouses – Georgetown (North Island) Light, Georgetown, SC

Located ten miles downstream from Georgetown, SC sits the North Island Lighthouse.  This seventy-two foot tall beacon was built around 1812.  The haunting of this lighthouse is said to be caused by the daughter of a former keeper who drowned tragically at the age of seven or eight.  The father was a widow and was raising his daughter on [...]

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Posted on 22nd December 2008No Comments
Haunted Lighthouses – Pensacola Light, Pensacola, FL

The first Pensacola Light was the lightship Aurora Borealis. A lightship is a permanently The first Pensacola Light was the lightship Aurora Borealis. A lightship is a permanently moored ship that has a light beacon mounted on it. Due to the frequent occurance of choppy seas, the lightship had to be anchored inside the bay entrance, behind Santa Rosa Island.  Because [...]

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Posted on 22nd December 2008No Comments
Haunted Lighthouses – Old Port Boca Grande Lighthouse

Old Port Boca Grande Lighthouse Located at the southern end of Gasparilla Island you’ll find the Old Port Boca Grande Lighthouse. Right next to the lighthouse sits its twin – a building that served as the lighthouse keeper‘s assitant’s home. Originally built in 1890, these two buildings were nearly lost to the sea. By 1970, [...]

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Posted on 22nd December 2008No Comments