In the earliest days before automatic lights, lighthouses required lightkeepers to operate them. These keepers often lived in residences beside the lighthouse called the lightkeeper’s quarters. At the Currituck Light Station in Corolla in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the Johnson family took over the job in 1916.
George Johnson’s adopted daughter, Sadie, was known to live in the North Room of the residence. Around 1927, Sadie didn’t come home, and reportedly, the following day, her lifeless body washed ashore. The death would ultimately trigger a series of strange and tragic events surrounding that room.
After the accident, a friend of the new lightkeeper’s wife visited and stayed in Sadie’s old room. Unfortunately, the visitor was infected with some mysterious illness and passed away.
Another family eventually settled into the home and also faced tragedy when the new lightkeeper’s wife contracted tuberculosis and had to be quarantined in that room. Sadly, she also passed.
Guests reported an eerie feeling upon entering the room, while others who stayed there reported sheets being tugged and hearing a voice.
Written By: John G. Clark Jr.
