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Haunted Lighthouses - Owls Head Light,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Owls Head,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Maine
The booming lime commerce of the 1820's on Maine's midcoast led to the construction of a lighthouse on Owls Head, an area located at the entrance to Rockland Harbor, Maine. In 1825,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], President John Quincy Adams authorized the establishing of a lighthouse on a promontory south of Rockland Harbor in Penobscot Bay.
The relatively short, brick lighthouse - only 30 feet tall - is situated on a hill about 100 feet above the water.
A high lighthouse was needless because of the elevation of the promontory. The present brick tower was constructed in 1852 and fitted with a fourth-order fresnel lens. The tower remains relatively unchanged from the time when it was first built. Besides it's unusually short altitude, the lighthouse also has a long sequence of wooden steps leading up to the light from the keeper's house, which is a feature unique to this house.
The incipient bulbs and reflectors were replaced by a fourth-order Fresnel lens in 1856, and the lens remains in use today. The ligthhouse was fully automated in 1989 and contnues to bright it's that tin be seen up to 16 marine miles away to this day. Because the lighthouse is located in a district that is particularly prone to mist, the light is equipped with a powerful mist marking.
The origin of the appoint "Owl's brain" namely somewhat of a secret. Some have suggested namely the promontory where the lighthouse sits looks favor an owl from the water. Others mention Owl's Head namely the English translation of the Indian name for the situation, Medadacut.
Owl's Head Light is known for many tales that have been passed down through the years. One of the most unforgettable tales is that of the frozen sweethearts. The area was kick by a heavy tempest on December 22,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 1850 which caused five containers to go aground. One of those, a small schooner, whose captain had gone ashore, was mail out to sea behind the cords tying it to the dock broke loose. The 1st mate, his fiance and and a seaman were left onboard to huddle together on the deck and almost froze in the surf. The seaman was capable to flee at one point and made it to shore, tired and approximately frozen. Fortunately, he reached the road the road to the lighthouse where he was rescued by the keeper. Barely competent to talk, he alerted the keeper approximately the others still on the schooner and a rescue party was rounded up.
The rescue party base what was left of the schooner and found the juvenile pair frozen in a block of ice. The pair appeared to be die,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but the men brought the block to the pantry of the keeper's house. They chipped the ice away,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and slowly, if I were you miraculously,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the couple began to show signs of life. The youth couple soon regained, evenutally marital and had 4 babies. Unfortunately, the seaman who perpetuated their salvage never regained.
A second tale is that of a keeper's dog who lived in the lighthouse in the 1930's. The dog, named Spot, was trained to drag on the fog bell's tether when he listened a ship reaching. In one incident,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the rope was buried in the snow and Spot was incapable to ring the bell. Instead, he barked continuously until he heard the approaching boat's signal beyond the rocks. Spot's loud barking has been credited with warning the captain equitable in time to steer the canoe and avoid the rocks. Spot was known as somewhat of a local hero and celebrity and is said to be buried on the side of the hill approximate the former location of the fog bell.
Oddly ample, the hauntings of Owl's published Light don't arise to be correlated to either of these tales. The keeper's house is said to be haunted along an "age sea skipper" - who is maximum presumable a former keeper, though not 1 is sure. According to regional romance, one night the three-year-old daughter of a custodian woke her parents and announced, "Fog's coiling in! Time to put the foghorn on!". The parents had not brought up that subject with their daughter and had no clue where she would have picked up the lingo. They soon discovered that she apparently had an fantastic friend who resembled an old sea captain. He has been penetrated by additional sometime keepers and likes to leave his footprints in the sleet appearance the lighthouse and scour the brass. He likewise may be responsible for lowering the thermostat and reserving the area chilly, maybe in an exertion to conserve vigor.
The second spectre in the lighthouse is known as the "Little Lady". The matron spirit is frequently seen in the kitchen. She seems to like to slam doors shut unexpectedly and rattle the silverware. Everyone who has encountered her has stated that her presence brought about a emotion of peace. Most admit that she is probably a wife of one of the many former keepers of the light who loved the place so many she decided never to leave.
Owls Head Light is situated aboard an spirited Coast Guard facility. The keeper's house is still used for a dwelling for Coast Guard personnel and the circling grounds are now known as Owl's Head State Park. The orignial alarm fortress is immediately worked, yet an 1895 fuel house is still standing.

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