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The Pensacola Lighthouse was established in 1824. The tower that we know today was built in 1859 on the entrance of Pensacola Bay on the NAS Naval Base in Pensacola Florida. It's occupied by at least 6 to 8 ghosts, that each have their own unique story. Do you believe in ghosts?   #pensacola #lighthouse #haunted

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00:00Hello and welcome to the Dark Mystery Lounge.

00:04Since the spooky season is just around the corner,

00:07I wanted to talk about a haunted location here in Pensacola.

00:11The Pensacola Lighthouse.

00:14Just when I thought I ran out of things to talk about when it comes to my hometown,

00:18I was able to dig up a place I had almost forgotten about.

00:23So let's go ahead and dive right into this one, shall we?

00:30The Pensacola Lighthouse and Maritime Museum, a.k.a. the Pensacola Light,

00:37is located at the NAS Naval Base in Pensacola, Florida.

00:42The lighthouse sits at the entrance to Pensacola Bay on top of a 45-foot bluff.

00:48Construction of the lighthouse was done by hand and completed in 1858.

00:53It was first lit on New Year's Day, 1859.

00:57The Keeper's Quarters were built in 1869.

01:02During the day, visitors from all over the country and even locals

01:06flocked to the lighthouse to learn about its history

01:09and, if you can make it to the top, all 177 steps,

01:15there is a breathtaking view that you can't find anywhere else in Pensacola.

01:19You can even get a bird's-eye view as the Blue Angels practice their aerial stunts during the week.

01:25This lighthouse has survived many hurricanes, an earthquake, struck by lightning several times,

01:32and even survived the Civil War.

01:36But when the sun goes down, visitors of a different kind like to come to the lighthouse.

01:42The ghost tours.

01:43With a lighthouse this old, you know it has to be haunted.

01:46It has been confirmed by those that maintain the lighthouse and museum

01:51that there are at least six to eight ghosts who call this lighthouse home.

01:56But in order for me to tell you about these ghosts, we have to turn the clock back to 1824.

02:03You see, the lighthouse that is there today is not the original lighthouse.

02:08The original lighthouse was built one and a half miles east of the lighthouse we know today.

02:16The tower was only 30 feet tall and consisted of ten whale oil lamps and a seven-foot lantern.

02:23It was first lit on December 20, 1824, by Bachelor Jeremiah Ingram.

02:30Two years later, Jeremiah got married and brought his new bride, Michaela, home to the lighthouse.

02:36Michaela wanted to learn everything there is to know about how to be the perfect keeper's wife.

02:42She grew to love the lighthouse.

02:45She would not only keep everything spotless, but she would work side by side with her husband,

02:50learning how to maintain the light and polish the lenses,

02:54which would get quite dirty and smoky from the oil-powered lamps.

02:58She would polish them to perfection.

03:00Michaela was the perfect keeper's wife.

03:02As the years went on, it seemed like Michaela loved the lighthouse a little too much,

03:09even to the extent that she preferred it over her husband on the scale of affection.

03:15Michaela often pressured her husband into being cleaner when it came to the maintenance of the light.

03:20The couple disagreed with many procedures.

03:24Michaela wanted to change things to make them more to her liking.

03:27However, Jeremiah was the keeper, and she his wife.

03:34No one saw much of the couple together.

03:37When Jeremiah would come to town for supplies, he was alone.

03:41In 1840, Jeremiah died.

03:45No one knows how he died.

03:47Some believe that he just became ill.

03:49Others believe that Michaela murdered him.

03:51Since they spent most of their time in the tower alone.

03:56Jeremiah had mentioned some very strong arguments over the tower.

04:01It was believed that Michaela became enraged with Jeremiah during one of their frequent arguments.

04:07She grabbed a butcher knife and plunged it deep into his chest,

04:11leaving a large stain on the floor and blood trailing into several rooms.

04:15It was an interesting theory, considering afterwards, Michaela became keeper of the lighthouse until her death in 1855,

04:25when her son-in-law, Joseph Palmer, took over as keeper.

04:30Even though everyone thought that the murder theory was just a rumor, fiction became truth.

04:37When years later, many layers of tile flooring were removed to expose the original wood flooring.

04:43A large stain that looked like blood was discovered in one room, and so was the legendary blood trail.

04:51No amount of scrubbing removed the stains.

04:54For those who had always suspected Michaela murdered her husband, this was pretty damning evidence.

05:01Even in the newer lighthouse, you can hear the couple as they roam the grounds,

05:06and other keepers reported the sounds of a human breathing in the lantern room,

05:10and others have reported hearing footsteps going up and down the tower.

05:16Some think it's Michaela, who cannot leave her beloved lighthouse.

05:21Others say it's Jeremiah, who will not surrender the light to his wife.

05:27For several years, many ship captains and other people complained about the lighthouse.

05:32The light was too dim, the tower was too short, and even trees were blocking the light.

05:38A new lighthouse needed to be built.

05:42In 1852, the newly established Lighthouse Board recommended that a first-class seacoast light

05:49with a height no less than 150 feet be built in Pensacola.

05:55Congress allocated $25,000 for the lighthouse in 1854,

06:01and an additional $30,000 in 1856.

06:06A site was selected one and a half miles west of the original lighthouse.

06:12Once construction was finished, the tower stood 159 feet tall and was painted white.

06:20Later, it would be repainted black and white.

06:23The base of the tower had a diameter of 30 feet, tapering to a diameter of 15 feet at the top.

06:31The foundation was made from granite,

06:33and the lamp in the tower is a first-order Fresnel lens,

06:37which were the largest lenses made for seacoast lighthouses.

06:41It measured 6 feet wide and 10 feet tall.

06:45It contains 344 crystal prisms and 8 bullseyes.

06:50Only 10 of these lenses were ever made.

06:53Like I mentioned earlier, it was first lit on New Year's Day in 1859 by keeper Joseph Palmer.

07:01The old lighthouse was demolished after 34 years of service.

07:06The keeper's quarters were built adjacent to the newer tower in 1869.

07:11One unique feature is that it has a basement,

07:14which, if you live in the South, you know that we don't have basements, ever.

07:20But because it was built on a 45-foot bluff,

07:23placing the light at 190 feet above sea level,

07:27the chances of its flooding would be pretty slim to none.

07:31When you visit the basement during the ghost tour,

07:33if you are a woman with long hair, you will feel it being grabbed and pulled.

07:38The two responsible for the hair-pulling are Thomas and Raymond,

07:42two runaway slaves that were hanged on the property before the lighthouse was even built.

07:49Raymond supposedly murdered his wife,

07:51then ran away with his friend Thomas.

07:54Their angry spirits still mess with visitors,

07:57trying to make them go away.

07:58Another ghost that lives at the lighthouse is Sam Lawrence,

08:04who became head keeper in 1877.

08:08He's often found at the top of the tower and in the original keeper's quarters.

08:13If you happen to leave the hatch open when descending the stairs,

08:17you will hear it slam shut.

08:20It's as if his duties never ended after his passing.

08:23Another room to visit is what is known as the Bloody Bedroom.

08:29This is the bedroom of Ellen Mueller.

08:32She grew up and got married at the lighthouse.

08:35Unfortunately, she died from giving birth and bled to death in 1911.

08:41A bloodstain on the floor still remains to this day.

08:45Those that have seen her describe her as a lady in white.

08:49Perhaps her spirit remains to make sure that her daughter was cared for

08:53after she passed.

08:55Sometimes you will hear a whisper or a voice telling you to go away while in her room.

09:02The final two ghosts that called this lighthouse home

09:05are two children, Lizzie and Joey,

09:09who died from yellow fever in 1922 during the epidemic.

09:14Those that have visited have noticed that they feel a quick cold chill

09:18as the kids pass right through them, giving them a quick scare.

09:23If there are kids visiting the lighthouse,

09:25sometimes they will hear their name being called.

09:29Visitors during the tour experienced being pushed,

09:33hair pulled, voices, screams, arguing,

09:38a piano playing,

09:39the smell of cigar or pipe tobacco smoke,

09:42and even batteries have been drained from electronics.

09:47Despite there being air conditioning only in certain places in the house,

09:52the lighthouse stays pretty cool in all rooms year-round,

09:56thanks to all the ghosts that live there.

09:57When the lighthouse became automated in 1965,

10:02there was no need for a keeper anymore.

10:05The Coast Guard took over the tower,

10:08and Pensacola Lighthouse Association maintains the keeper's quarters and the grounds.

10:13The Pensacola Lighthouse is still active to this day,

10:18shining its powerful beams of light every night,

10:21giving a bit of comfort to those sailing in the dark,

10:24letting them know that they are close to land.

10:27And the residents of this lighthouse are always ready to greet you in their own special way.

10:35The question is,

10:37are you brave enough to visit the lighthouse?

10:39At least once you're there,

10:41you know you'll never be alone.

10:43So, what do you think?

10:47Do you believe in ghosts?

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