Ectolog

Picture generated with AI. Location: Newport, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1873 to Present Category: Haunting, Lighthouses, Peculiar Natural Formations Cause: Deaths on the property, natural formations Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 040924B-00090 Summery:   Multiple strange stories surround this lighthouse, from deaths and hauntings to strange phenomena. In Depth: The Yaquina Head Lighthouse was finished in 1873, just a few miles north of Newport, Oregon. Originally known as the Cape Foulweather Light (more on this later), it is one of the longest operating lighthouses on the Oregon coast. In its over 150 years of operation, there have been a number of strange stories and rumors about the light, with the earliest supposed rumors dating from its construction. Supposedly, a worker was killed while the lighthouse was being constructed, and his body had become wedged between the brick outer wall of the base of the lighthouse and the inner insulating wall. Unable to r...

Picture generated with AI Location: Newport, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: August 1875 to Present Category: Disappearances, Haunting, Lighthouses Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 031024B-00084 Summery:   A young woman disappears inside a defunct lighthouse. In Depth: Some time in the 1870s a boat appeared off the coast near Newport, Oregon. It had been led off course by some foul weather, and were in need of replenishing their water supplies. The captain of the ship had a teenaged daughter by the name of Muriel Trevenard (some sources say her name was Zina), whom the Captain had decided to temporally leave at Newport's hotel while he completed his voyage. Muriel was an adventurous sort and met a group of young people from outside of the area who were on holiday, joining in their various adventures up and down the coast. On day in August they decided to go explore the nearby Yaquina Bay Light, which had been empty for some time. The group dragged Murie...

Picture generated with AI Location: Newport, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: December 1873 to Present Category: Haunting, Lighthouses, Mysterious Sounds, Wandering Ghosts Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 031024A-00083 Summery:   The ghost of the captain of a whaling ship washes up on the Oregon coast looking for a place to rest. In Depth: According to legend Captain Evan MacClure was once the captain of the whaling ship Moncton , who had a reputation as a womanizer, a jerk, and liked getting into fights. Needless to say he was not well liked, especially by his first mate Bill Brewster. The story goes that Bill Brewster was betrothed to a woman named Lehui Opakhini, who worked as a call girl in Hawaii. While the Moncton was in port in Hawaii, Brewster was visiting a saloon with his fiance when MacClure decided he wanted to use Lehui's services. Brewster and MacClure got into a fight, with MacClure coming out on top. MacClure pulled a Mike Tyson and bit ...

Picture generated with AI Location: Tillamook Rock, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1880 to Present Category: Burial Grounds, Curses, Haunting, Lighthouses, Mysterious Sounds Cause: Multiple deaths Status: Closed Entry ID: 012824H-00052 Summery:   From hidden caverns underneath the water to ghosts, this isolated hunk of rock has seen more than its fair share of strange stories. In Depth: The story of Tillamook Rock Light began as one of tragedy and death from pretty much the moment the first person set foot on the craggy outcropping. Or at least the third person. The construction of the lighthouse at the location required several surveys in order to determine the best way to design the light, and while attempting to make it onto the rock for a third survey a man by the name of John Trewavas, who was experienced in building lighthouses in dangerous and remote locations, was swept off the rocks and into the large swells of the water and his body was never recover...

Picture generated with AI Location: Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint, Florence, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1950s to Present Category: Haunting, Lighthouses, Mysterious Sounds Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 012624A-00042 Summery:   The ghost of an old woman haunts the Keeper's House at Heceta Head Lighthouse, which is now a bed and breakfast. Reported activity includes disembodied voices, moving objects, knocking and banging, as well as full-body apparitions. In Depth: Heceta Head is a light station near Florence, Oregon that was built in the 1890s. The property has several buildings on it, including the lighthouse itself, a few sheds, and the Keeper's House. It is the Keeper's House that is supposedly haunted by a gray lady that some have taken to calling Rue, who has appeared to people on several occasions. Strange activity has been reported at this location since the 1950s, but documentation of such stories were not well ke...

Picture generated with AI Location: New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America Dates Active: 1893-1899 Category: Haunting, Lighthouses, Mysterious Sounds Cause: Unknown Status: Closed Entry ID: 010724A-00006 Summery:   A haunted lightship which once helped boats sail into New Haven was once the scene of an attempted mutiny. In Depth: The Robert P. King was a schooner that operated off the eastern coast of the United States, captained by a man named Parker Hall. His crew consisted of his sweetheart Jennie Hardenburgh (who worked the galley) and two brothers: Charles and Frank Duard. After stopping in New York, the Duard brothers attempted to kill Captain Hall over money by ambushing him on the deck. Hall managed to fight off his attackers, with Frank Duard dying from a gunshot wound. After a highly publicized trial, Captain Hall was acquitted of any wrongdoing and he and his ship was hired to act as a lightship at the end of a newly installed breakwater. The Robert P. K...