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Haunted PlacesSt. Augustine, Florida, USA3 min read

St. Augustine Lighthouse: The Voices on the Stairs

An 1874 Florida lighthouse where two girls drowned during construction — visitors still hear children on the 219 steps.

St. Augustine Lighthouse: The Voices on the Stairs — St. Augustine, Florida, USA
Photo: “Jon Zander(digon3)” · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Beauty with a sad past

The current 1874 tower stands in America's oldest city. During its construction, the superintendent's two young daughters drowned in an accident on the site.

The hauntings

Visitors and paranormal TV crews report children's laughter, a girl in a blue dress, and a figure glimpsed climbing the 219 spiral steps.

Visit

Climb the tower by day or join an after-dark paranormal tour.

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