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SCOTLAND - 6/9/2008

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By Pete Hurrey

Since 1830 people have died there. During the Civil War, people were imprisoned and died there. A couple of people were buried there. Apparently, some of them want revenge, or at the very least are not real happy about the way their lives ended.

Where?

The Point Lookout Lighthouse!

The historic landmark, situated on the very tip of St. Mary’s County, at the confluence of the Potomac River as it empties into the Chesapeake Bay has quite a history. It has been the seen of shipwrecks, slavery, a Civil War prison and, some think, torture chamber.

In its first 17 years in existence, four people died while performing their duties as lighthouse keeper; two of whom are buried on lighthouse grounds.

Over the years, Point Lookout Lighthouse has been studied by paranormal experts. It has been recorded, filmed and photographed. People have reported strange sounds, rattling doorknobs, a boisterous gathering in empty rooms, and more. One visitor reported speaking to an 8-year-old boy that knew the structure’s entire history. After the encounter, it turned out there were no children on or near lighthouse grounds.

Others have seen moving vapors and glowing lights in empty rooms. Another incident reports seeing a man dressed in 19th century clothes on the porch and then watched as he (or it) drifted out onto the bay. In short, Point Lookout Lighthouse seems to be a host for quite a few spooks, specters, ghosts and ghouls.

For people looking for an inexpensive, fun place to visit, perhaps the creep show at the old lighthouse can provide a bit of economical entertainment.

Chills anyone?

For more information about visiting the lighthouse, visit www.ptlookoutlighthouse.com

 

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mulva Not Logged In 6/9/2008 at 1:32 PM
It's true !!!!!
I personally had a paranormal experience at Pt.Lookout Lighthouse a few years back. I am hoping to attend one of their "paranormal nights" in the future, can't wait !!!!
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keekee Not Logged In 6/9/2008 at 2:39 PM
seen?
I think that should be "scene"...?
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petehurrey Not Logged In 6/9/2008 at 2:41 PM
Reply to keekee: Oops
You're correct! Thanks.
wiatch Not Logged In 6/9/2008 at 4:12 PM
true believer
so very true i love to go there and take pics to see what i can get..i actually have a pic with a civil war soldier in it plain as day...will never be so lucky again i am sure! but just having it i know they are there....i would really like it though if someone didn't take you on a guided tour i would love to just take a group walk...at night to take pics and really ghost hunt..
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britt_leigh_ Not Logged In 6/10/2008 at 8:50 AM
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We took a tape recorder down to Pt. Lookout one night...never going down there again!
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Miss325 Not Logged In 6/11/2008 at 8:56 PM
Tap on the shoulder
I was there several years ago for the haunted walk we were between the POW camp and were they were digging mock graves when something touch my left shoulder. When I turned around there was no one and nothing behind me. The people that were around me were either well to the right or in front of me. I love history and that place is loaded with it so I will go back again and again. I don't think the soilders will hurt anyone, but I would stay away from where the hotel was they say that the mafia used to send people on permanent vacation to that hotel. They sleep with the fishes.
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MKgalloway Not Logged In 6/13/2008 at 8:24 AM
Reply to Miss325: Hotel Stories?
do you have any stories about the hotel you would to share, either your or something you have heard. My friend and I are Ghost Hunters and the only place in point lookout that we picked anything up was near the parking lot of the hotel (now overcome by trees). if you have any more stories we would love to hear them, please contact me on here if you would like to tell us some stories. thank you.
DicksRV Not Logged In 6/12/2008 at 1:36 PM
I lived there
for a year and a half . I lived in the south portion of the light house . I could tell you stories that would chill you to the bone . Like the time my two year old daughter fell down the stairs from the second floor in the middle of the night and someting caught her and sat her down in the living room floor. She didn't have a scratch or any marks on her.
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MKgalloway Not Logged In 6/13/2008 at 8:22 AM
Reply to DicksRV: You Lived there?
My friend and I started a Ghost Hunting group last year and we have been to PL a few times and have never seen or heard anything. When we talked to the Ranger about stuff, she said nothing had ever happened, and that if anything had ever happened, she would know. Then she showed us a book excerpt that a previous Ranger had wrote about his experiences, lol. Anyways, long story short, we would love to talk to you and get first hand information from someone that has actually seen and heard somthing there. Please get a hold of me on here if you would like to tell us your stories. Thank you.
X-Fusion Not Logged In 6/13/2008 at 3:35 PM
Reply to DicksRV: Say what?
Nothing happened?

There are a ton of stories that people have had happen. Me and my cousin used to go fishing there a lot.
One night on the rocks while we were fishing, we heard what sounded like drum beats coming from around the corner. No one else was in the place (because it was technically closed, and it was after dark and we went around the circle and saw no one back there).
Anyway, long story short it got louder, closer it got the colder it got and it just went past down to the Fort Lincoln area. Stand outside the fence at night. All you have to do is go up and down the fence a few times and you'll see/hear/feel things.
RobertHall Not Logged In 6/19/2008 at 4:04 PM
Point Lookout Lighthouse Information
My name is Robert Hall and I am president of the Point Lookout Lighthouse Preservation Society (PLLPS), the officially sanctioned "Friends of Point Lookout Lighthouse", a 501(c)3 non-profit DNR affiliated group that among other things, works with the Point Lookout State Park to interpret the history of the lighthouse.

Our mission is to preserve and eventually restore the lighthouse complex- which includes a rare buoy repair station (1883) and coal shed (1884)- to the 1927 era.

The lighthouse was turned over to the state in 2006, and since then, our group has helped to raise funds and staff events at the lighthouse.

We hold open house events on the first Saturday of the month from April through November, from 10 am until 2 pm. Entrance to the lighthouse is free, but standard park admission fees do apply and vary by season.

As one of the other comments mentioned, we also host paranormal nights to raise funds (please see our website at Click here for Link for details about our fall schedule of events).

I am also writing a book about the history of the lighthouse, and I'm curious about your source for following quote from your article:

"In its first 17 years in existence, four people died while performing their duties as lighthouse keeper; two of whom are buried on lighthouse grounds."

The first keeper in 1830 was James Davis, who did in fact die after only 2 months of service. His daughter Ann Davis tended the light until 1847, when it is presumed that she died. (Census records were not very detailed prior to 1850). Another keeper Richard Edwards suffered the same fate in 1853 after only a few months of service, and was succeeded by two of his daughters (Martha and Pamelia Edwards), who died sometime after leaving the lighthouse. As far as I know, there are no bodies buried on the lighthouse grounds, although there are stories from the 1970s of tombstones from the original land owner (Jenifer Taylor).

If anyone lived in the lighthouse or has had unusual experiences at the point, please contact me at:
Robert@ptlookoutlighthouse.com

so that I can include your experiences on my personal informational website,
Click here for Link.

Thanks!

Robert Hall

President, PLLPS, Inc.

Click here for Link
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