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Point Loma Lighthouse sets on a small piece of land that overlooks the Pacific Ocean on one side and the San Diego Bay on the other. The lighthouse was built in 1855 with sandstone walls and floor tiles from an old Spanish fort. Fog and low clouds obscured the lighthouse beacon forcing it to be abandoned in 1891. A new lighthouse was built near by on lower ground. The first structure has stood vacant as a lighthouse for over one hundred years, but some say a ghost still occupies the tower. 
The lighthouse is a popular destination when travelers come to visit Cabrillo National Monument at the tip of Point Loma. To get to the lighthouse, you must take an awe inspiring drive through one of the largest military cemeteries in the United States, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. The hillsides are dotted with white tombstones of gallant soldiers who were taken far too soon from our lives. Service men often bring their families and friends to the lighthouse grounds for picnic.
Paranormal Investigators hunters have concluded that the ghost that haunts the towering lighthouse is Captain Robert Decatur Israel, the former lighthouse keeper. Israel was the only lighthouse keeper at Point Loma and was totally loyal and committed to his post. He lived a happy life with his wife and family, and didn’t seem to carry any trauma into death. Some say Robert Israel’s dedication to his vital work in the late 1800’s has kept his spirit at the lighthouse and watching over the sea.
Inside the lighthouse, Robert Israel has been heard on the first floor. Heavy footsteps sounded in the rooms directly about the kitchen and the living room. A low moan or heavy sigh has been reported coming from the south bedroom.
Shiela and I paid a visit to the lighthouse in hopes of encountering the ghost of the long departed lighthouse keeper. We felt a cold spot near the entry of the spiral staircase that winds around and around up into the rooms in the tower. There are very steep steps with narrow bends in the staircase. The walls seem to enclose around you and sometimes it feels as though an unseen presence is trying to keep you downstairs and out of danger. At times visitors have noted a cold breeze passing them on the laddered steps as they make the climb toward the old lighthouse tower.
It is said that sometimes ghosts return to places that inspired them or was an important part of their lives. It seems Robert Israel’s love and dedication as keeper of the lighthouse still has him protecting the ghost ships and sailors at sea. Through the foggy nights, he keeps the lighthouse beacon burning for their safe return for all eternity.
If you go: 
FROM DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO
- Take Harbor Drive past the airport
- Turn left onto Rosecrans Street
- Turn right onto Canon Street
- Turn left onto Catalina Blvd. (also known as Cabrillo Memorial Drive)
- Follow Catalina Blvd. all the way to the end
For more info: www.mvdghostchasers.com
Debe Branning nazanaza@aol.com
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