Lighthouses offer a mystic of days gone by. There is a fascination about them and what the lives were like for people who operated them.I got interested in them when I found one in Mexico that was named after me. Well maybe not really named after me but with the same name. I started collecting pictures and statues and didn't seem to know when to quit.
The Scenic Oregon Coast has 9 lighthouses, 2 private ones and a Lightship. Most of them have been restored and offer a look back to Oregon's past. It makes you wonder how a light keeper and his family could live by them and still survive. Most of them were exposed to the Pacific Ocean wind all of the time.
There are some great stories about some of the lighthouses in Oregon. At one lighthouse in Oregon the light keeper and his family would actually have to crawl on their hands and knees to get from the lighthouse to their house because the wind was so strong.
One lighthouse that was located 1 1/2 miles from shore was closed down because it was to dangerous for people there and the lighthouse needed some repair. It was sold in 1980 to a real estate developer and a group of investors for $50,000. The structure was gutted and turned into the Eternity at Sea Columbarium. The only problem is that they went broke and had to close it down. The cremated remains of many people are still located there.
Some of the lighthouse are said to be haunted. Light keepers at the Tillamook Light reported hearing low, bone-chilling groans. It quickly became know as a mysterious and haunted lighthouse.Most of Oregon's lighthouses are open to the public. They are a lot of fun to tour and see how they were operated in the late 1800's.
There are many stories about the lighthouses and how they were originally built. When some of them were built, lives were lost just trying to get the material to the area. You have to remember that this was in the 1800's and they didn't have some of the modern equipment that we have now days.
At the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse even today you can't land a boat there because it is so treacherous. They had to use pulleys to get the supplies to the rock off shore.
The Heceta Head Lighthouse is located on the Central Oregon Coast and is a lot of fun to explore. The original head light keepers house has been turned into a Bed & Breakfast and is even said to have a ghost. If you believe in ghosts it is a great place to stay and the view is outstanding.
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