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Episode 23: Rope and Railing

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Dec 14, 2015
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INSIGHT

Lighthouses As Border Symbols

  • Lighthouses stand on the border between safety and danger and carry deep symbolic weight across cultures.
  • Their isolation makes them fertile ground for stories of tragedy and unusual activity.
ANECDOTE

Hauntings At Heceta Head

  • The Heceta Head Lighthouse in Oregon accumulated decades of reports: screams, moving objects, and a silver-haired woman seen floating in the attic.
  • Keepers also found deliberately opened covers and swept glass piles that suggested unseen activity.
ANECDOTE

Fred Jordan's Return

  • Fred Jordan vanished after his boat capsized in 1916 and was later seen as a light descending the stairs inside the lighthouse.
  • Years later two boys rescued by a stranger recognized him in an old photo as Fred, reinforcing the ghost story.
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