Category: Haunted Lighthouses

Read these stories of real Haunted Lighthouses. Being a lighthouse keeper is a lonely, boring and sometimes dangerous job. No wonder so many have either gone insane, killed themselves or someone else, or been swept away by the waves. Their ghosts to haunt the buildings in which they died, keeping the lamp lit and watching […]

Ledge Lighthouse, also known as the New London Lighthouse, is one of the most striking and unusual-looking lighthouses in the United States. It looks like an old colonial-style house, floating on the sea. It’s also haunted by a ghost named “Ernie”.

Coast Guard crews on duty reported frequently hearing strange noises, mysterious knocks on their bedroom […]

In the 1760s Plymouth Light House was manned by husband and wife, John and Hannah Thomas. The pair were faithful to their duties and kept the oil lamp in the tower burning.
When John left to fight in the Revolutionary War, Hannah faithfully kept the lamps burning by herself. John never returned from the […]

Yaquina in Oregon is home to two haunted lighthouses - Yaquina Head Lighthouse and Yaquina Bay Lighthouse.
Yaquina Bay Lighthouse
In 1874, the crew of the whaling ship, Monkton, took over the ship and for reasons unknown, cast Captain Evan MacClure adrift in a small boat off the coastline. The captain was never seen again and the […]

Heceta Head Lighthouse is said to be haunted by the ghost of the Gray Lady, also known as “Rue”. The ghost is known for moving objects, opening and closing cupboard doors and appearing as a smoky gray mist.

Probably the most widely known incident reported at Heceta Head is that of a workman who came […]

Minot’s Ledge lighthouse was a dangerous place. Many people warned that the spider-legged structure was unstable. The platform it was built on was mostly submerged and several workers were swept away by the waves during its construction. Despite the warnings of impending doom, no-one listened.
One night in 1851, the head lighthouse keeper went ashore, […]