The City Gate Ghost
Stories of ghosts start right at the city gates. In 1821 a teenage girl named Elizabeth died during a yellow fever epidemic, and was buried near the city gates. Since her untimely death she has been seen haunting those gates, and people claim to see a teenage girl in early nineteenth century clothing there still.
The Ghosts of Huguenot Cemetery
So many people besides Elizabeth perished of the yellow fever in that year that the city had to build a new cemetery for them, the Huguenot Cemetery. After the epidemic passed the cemetery was used to house the mortal remains of those who were not Catholic. This is now reportedly one of the most haunted cemeteries in the country. Child ghosts are regularly seen playing and sitting on the tombstones. A deathly judge is seen sometimes making the rounds of the graves. A number of pranksters who perished at the same time were buried together, and supposedly continue their pranks to this day.Hauntings at The Old Fort
The center of ghostly sightings in St Augustine, or at least the location where most have been reported, is the Castillo de San Marco, known to locals as The Old Fort. This 17th century fortress has seen more than its fair share of battles over the years, although it was never breached by invaders. Some of these stalwart defenders have been seen standing guard over it still. A richly dressed Spanish soldier is regularly seen by visitors, standing on the battlements and looking out to sea. Although he is most often seen at sunrise or sunset, other ghosts have been seen at all hours, such as a woman in white walking the grounds. Pictures of spirit orbs and strange mists have been taken all over the fort. Visitors to the dungeon report strange chills and nausea. On stormy nights many people have seen a light in the watchtower closest to the road. While this is not in itself unusual, there is no power connected to that tower. No ghost hunter can afford to miss The Old Fort, and no history buff should either.
