St. Simons Island Light, Georgia

It was nice weekend weather, so me and my son decided to drive to Georgia to see this lighthouse.

History says there was an original lighthouse which was built in 1810. During the civil war, the retreating troops destroyed it. The US government constructed this lighthouse to replace the original one.  It was completed in 1872,  has a 104 feet brick structure, with 129 steps of spiral stairway.

The lighthouse is believed to be "haunted by the ghost of lightkeeper Frederick Osborne. He was killed in a fight with his assistant keeper John Stephens. The story says that Osborne who was a chronic faultfinder, made an inapporiate remark to Stephen's wife.  Osborne was killed by Stephen with a shotgon, but he was subsequently acquited. Stephen reported hearing footsteps ascending and descending the tower steps and blamed it on Osborne's ghost. A former keeper in 1910, Carl Svendsen and some Coast Guardmen have also reported sounds on the steps.   The belief is that Osborne is coming back to check and make sure the light is properly cared for."

There's another story of Lisa Register who alledgedly committed suicide in 1999 by jumping from the top of the lighthouse. There was a paranomal group who investigated the lighthouse and they have recorded some voices.

These are interesting and scary stories.  I was glad we decided not to climb to the top. We would probably hear those steps too!

It was a little chilly, but the sky was gorgeous to be outdoor. View of planes on the skyline was pretty. Later we drove to Savannah to buy Mary's favorite cookie.

Joshua did a great job driving to St. Simons.  I call this a memorable weekend well spent together.