The legend of the “Blue Lady” – a ghost that haunts a lighthouse in Hilton Head, South Carolina – has inspired local breweries to name beers after the ghost, who is allegedly haunted by her infamous blue dress. Have been seen in.
according to loreLighthouse keeper Adam Fripp was working tirelessly to keep the lantern lit during a devastating hurricane that hit Hilton Head Island in 1983 when he fell down the stairs and died as a result.
But, before he died, he had a wish for his daughter Caroline.
“Rumor has it that with his last breath, he told her to make sure he lived in the lighthouse and kept it running,” said Charles Pageau, food and beverage director and executive chef at South Carolina’s Palmetto Dunes Resort. told local outlet WJCL.
All night long, Caroline, dressed in blue, worked tirelessly to keep the lanterns lit for incoming ships. But the round-the-clock shifts pushed her beyond her limits and she died of exhaustion a week later.
Despite his passing, Caroline is reportedly determined to fulfill her father’s request by visiting the lighthouse on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
The young woman became known as the infamous ghost known as the “Blue Lady”, who is seen wandering near or outside the top of the lighthouse.
“When it gets stormy, I think it’ll probably bring up bad memories for him,” Pageau said. “And that’s when she comes out when it’s dark and there’s a storm outside.”
Pageau revealed that Palmetto Dunes Resort staff witnessed the terrifying events inside the kitchen, adding, “Probably early, early in the morning or late at night. One of a kind; Some lights will turn on and off, or the sink will turn on randomly.”
Caroline’s haunted antics also include shaking wine bottles and making mysterious phone calls to local restaurants, According to the Hilton Head Island Packet.
Even with supernatural spirits haunting it, the lighthouse remains a prominent landmark in the community, having been added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
