| The St. Augustine Lighthouse sits on the
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| | somehow ended up in the water. Five
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| north end of Anastasia Island in St.
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| | children fell into the water and some of
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| Augustine, Florida. The current tower,
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| | the Workers managed to save a boy and a
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| which was built in 1874, rises to 165
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| | girl. Two of the constuction
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| feet above sea level. The original
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| | superintendent's daughters, Mary and
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| lighthouse, built in 1824, was
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| | Eliza, and a young black girl, either a
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| approximately 500 yards northeast of the
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| | servant or the daughter of a worker,
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| current lighthouse. Due to the receding
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| | drowned.
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| shoreline, it fell into the ocean back in
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| | It's said that today, the girls can be
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| 1880.
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| | heard laughing in the tower late at
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| Throughout its early history, the
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| | night. The eldest of the construction
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| lighthouse employed up to three
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| | superintendent's daughters, Mary, has
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| lightkeepers at a time. There was a head
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| | also been spotted wearing the same blue
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| keeper and two assistants. In 1955, when
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| | velvet dress and blue hair bow she was
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| the lighthouse was automated, there was
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| | wearing when she died. Reports also say
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| no longer a need for lightkeepers and the
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| | that the the figures of two little girls
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| last one left at that time. The
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| | can sometimes be seen standing on the
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| lightkeepers, who would actually live on
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| | lighthouse catwalk.
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| site, were replaced by lamplighters, who
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| | For years there have been reports of a
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| would tend the light but didn't actually
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| | large dark, male spirit that hangs around
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| live there.
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| | the water collecting cisterns in the
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| According to the lighthouse's official
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| | basement. Supposedly he was a sailor or a
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| website, there have been seven people who
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| | former lightkeeper who hung himself in
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| have died on the lighthouse grounds:
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| | the lighthouse in the 1930's. According
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| three lightkeepers, a keeper's wife and
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| | to the lighthouse's website, there isn't
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| three young girls. Several of these are
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| | any proof or evidence that anyone ever
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| said to have died of natural causes. One
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| | hung him/herself there.
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| man fell to his death from the original
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| | History says that the original owner of
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| lighthouse in 1859, and the three girls
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| | the lighthouse was forced to sell it to
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| died in a tragic drowning accident.
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| | the government in 1865 because it was
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| The lighthouse and its surrounding
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| | believed that the land under the
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| buildings have a long history of
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| | lighthouse was receding and the ocean
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| paranormal activity and stories of the
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| | would eventually swallow it. The state
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| hautings have been passed on and have
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| | offered to buy the lighthouse for alot
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| been featured in popular television
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| | less than it was worth and he refused to
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| shows, books, and local lore for decades.
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| | sell. The government then threatened to
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| Visitors and workers say they have seen
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| | take the lighthouse via eminent domain
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| moving shadows and heard voices along
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| | and give him nothing. At this point, the
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| with unexplained sounds. Some tour guides
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| | former owner was outraged and vowed never
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| claim they hear someone climbing the
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| | to leave the lighthouse. Lighthouse staff
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| tower steps, but the footfalls fade away,
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| | say he seems to have kept his vow as his
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| and no one is ever there at the top of
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| | spirit is sometimes seen late at night
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| the tower. There is also said to be a
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| | walking in and around the property.
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| little girl who likes to play pranks
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| | One of my favorite episodes of Ghost
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| residing in the keeper's house, a tall
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| | Hunters was filmed at the St. Augustine
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| man in the basement, and a spirit who
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| | Lighthouse. The Atlantic Paranormal
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| likes to play with the merchandise in the
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| | Society (TAPS) stopped by to see if they
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| gift shop. One former keeper was infamous
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| | could prove or disprove any of the
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| for enjoying his cigars. Today, the scent
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| | hauntings. During the episode, they
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| of his cigar can still be detected
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| | caught a few interesting things on both
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| several times a week.
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| | video and audio. There was a female voice
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| Several employees have reportedly seen a
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| | that seemed to say "help me" a few times
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| hazy male figure walking through the
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| | on the audio recording. The video camera
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| lighthouse. Footsteps from an unseen
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| | captured a dark figure moving really
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| presence can be heard shuffling on the
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| | quickly up the circular staircase and
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| gravel and the steps outside the
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| | then stopping to look over the railing
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| lighthouse. Other reports are of a woman
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| | down at the camera crew from the top
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| seen on the lighthouse stairway or
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| | floor. The figure then disappeared. When
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| walking in the yard outside the
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| | Jason and Grant went to investigate, they
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| buildings.
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| | realized the door at the top which would
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| Perhaps the most famous tragic story is
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| | be the only exit was padlocked from the
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| that of three young girls who died during
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| | inside. There was also a motion detection
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| the construction of the second
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| | light that never came on until the TAPS
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| lighthouse. The story says that there was
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| | guys got up there. Overall, with the
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| a rail car or some type of vehicle that
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| | evidence they captured, the guys
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| went from the light station to the ocean.
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| | determined that they really couldn't
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| The children liked to play on it and ride
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| | prove the place wasn't haunted.
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| on it for fun. On July 10, 1873, the cart
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