Haunted Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, There Are Plenty Of Ghosts Here.

Lighthouses are full of history and quite often filled with strange stories and often stories of despair. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is on the northern end of Hatteras Island on the North Carolina Outer Banks and you will can quite easily miss the turn off to the lighthouse on the drive to the village of Hatteras.

One of the strangest stories ever concerning the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is the story of the Sailing Ship , " The Carroll A Deering ". On a mid winter morning in 1921 the coast guard men stationed at the lighthouse woke up to a strange sight. The Sailing Ship was stuck just off shore on Diamond Shoals and all her sails were up. It really would have been quite a sight.

When the Coast Guard boarded the ship later that morning they found that the ship had been abandoned and other than a few half starved cats not a living soul was aboard the ship. A meal had just been cooked and served on a table on the ship but no sign was ever found of what happened to the people on the ship. The ships life boats were missing but they were never found.

Several government agencies eventually investigated the Carroll A Deering mystery but no sign was ever found of the people that were supposed to be on the ship. Why did they simply get into the life boats and leave the ship and why did they not lower the ships sails before leaving the ship. What happened to cause them to leave a perfectly good ship.

The ship eventually broke up and washed ashore. But the life boats were never found. Some people over the years especially at the edge of dark or daylight have heard screams coming from just off shore there on the beach just down from the lighthouse. When people try to discover who ever is making the screams no one is ever found.

And all up and down the outer banks of North Carolina you will be told stories of ghosts and paranormal activity. Many people on the outer banks lost their lives in accidents and many of the spirits of these people hang around because they feel they have something left to do here on earth or they may not even realize they are dead.

Do you know a ghost story from the outer banks of North Carolina. Why not tell us about it below in the comment section.

The infamous Gray Man has been spotted quite often on Hatteras Island and in the area of the lighthouse before a hurricane has hit the island. Most people agree that the Gray Man was a sailor who drowned and he appears to warn people of bad weather coming. Some people have claimed he has walked up to them and told them to leave the island that a bad storm is coming and he vanishes.

Other people over the years have claimed to see a off color strange brown pelican before a bad storm comes. The brown pelican appears to follow them and some people who have tried to take a photo of it say that it vanishes almost at once before you can get a photo of it.

Other people over the years claim to see a lady in dark clothing walking near the lighthouse or on the beach and that she will vanish almost at once if you get close to her. Many people have claimed she is a Spanish lady wearing a black dress and a black cloak. Some people have even claimed to see water dripping from her. Some have even reported a horrible smell of decay. Who is she no one knows but many people over the years have told of seeing her.

People in the Hatteras Lighthouse have also over the years claimed to see shadow people. Some claim that as they are climbing the steps to the top of the lighthouse that a shadow with a distinct human shape will dart down the stairs beside them. Shadow people have also been seen quite often near the old location of the lighthouse before it was moved. It is well known that in the area of the lighthouse there are many un marked graves. Many of the people buried in these graves are people who have washed ashore over the years. And many of the identities of these persons  are not known. They lay there buried in un marked graves and in most cases their families and friends never knew what happened to them.

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