Title: St. Augustine Lighthouse History
Publication: From the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum website: http://www.staugustinelighthouse.com/abt_ghosts.php
Text: Three young girls did die during the construction of the lighthouse. They were the daughters of the superintendent of construction of the tower - Hezekiah Pittee. Since the construction was taking so long, Pittee moved his family down from Maine. They lived in a house on-site. There was also a rail car, handcart or some type of vehicle that went from the light station to the ocean. The workers used this to bring the supplies from the beach to the work site. The children, Pittee had five, used to ride on it for fun. On July 10, 1873, something happened and five children fell into the water. Workers were able to save a boy and a girl. Two of Pittee's daughters, Mary (15) and Eliza (13), and a young black girl, either a servant or the daughter of a worker, drowned.
Publication: From the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum website: http://www.staugustinelighthouse.com/abt_ghosts.php
Text: Three young girls did die during the construction of the lighthouse. They were the daughters of the superintendent of construction of the tower - Hezekiah Pittee. Since the construction was taking so long, Pittee moved his family down from Maine. They lived in a house on-site. There was also a rail car, handcart or some type of vehicle that went from the light station to the ocean. The workers used this to bring the supplies from the beach to the work site. The children, Pittee had five, used to ride on it for fun. On July 10, 1873, something happened and five children fell into the water. Workers were able to save a boy and a girl. Two of Pittee's daughters, Mary (15) and Eliza (13), and a young black girl, either a servant or the daughter of a worker, drowned.
Title: St. Augustine Lighthouse History
Publication: From the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum website: http://www.staugustinelighthouse.com/abt_ghosts.php
Text: Three young girls did die during the construction of the lighthouse. They were the daughters of the superintendent of construction of the tower - Hezekiah Pittee. Since the construction was taking so long, Pittee moved his family down from Maine. They lived in a house on-site. There was also a rail car, handcart or some type of vehicle that went from the light station to the ocean. The workers used this to bring the supplies from the beach to the work site. The children, Pittee had five, used to ride on it for fun. On July 10, 1873, something happened and five children fell into the water. Workers were able to save a boy and a girl. Two of Pittee's daughters, Mary (15) and Eliza (13), and a young black girl, either a servant or the daughter of a worker, drowned.
Publication: From the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum website: http://www.staugustinelighthouse.com/abt_ghosts.php
Text: Three young girls did die during the construction of the lighthouse. They were the daughters of the superintendent of construction of the tower - Hezekiah Pittee. Since the construction was taking so long, Pittee moved his family down from Maine. They lived in a house on-site. There was also a rail car, handcart or some type of vehicle that went from the light station to the ocean. The workers used this to bring the supplies from the beach to the work site. The children, Pittee had five, used to ride on it for fun. On July 10, 1873, something happened and five children fell into the water. Workers were able to save a boy and a girl. Two of Pittee's daughters, Mary (15) and Eliza (13), and a young black girl, either a servant or the daughter of a worker, drowned.
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