Case file · Haunting
St. Augustine Lighthouse
While the St. Augustine light was being built in 1873, three children of the construction superintendent drowned when a cart they played in rolled into the bay; two died.
1873 CE · 29.89, -81.29 · status: legend
The account
Visitors and staff report girls' voices and laughter on the stairs. The tower became a regular location for ghost-hunting TV shows.
The sceptical view
The drownings are documented; the ghosts rest on anecdote.