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  • The Ghost Of Frederick Jordan

    From Arlan Levitan@RICKSBBS to All on Saturday, July 26, 2025 11:59:45
    On February 22, 1916, lighthouse keeper Frederick A. Jordan rowed a dory to spend Christmas with his family on shore. An assistant lighthouse keeper, Rudolph Iten, saw Jordan's boat capsize in the choppy water around 150 yards northwest of the lighthouse. Iten claimed he could not launch a rescue ship due to heavy wind and an outgoing tide and could only watch Jordan vanish into the waters. Iten was cleared of responsibility for the demise and was appointed the following keeper.

    Local legend claims that Jordan has been returning to the location ever since. According to Iten's entry in the keeper's journal, Jordan's spirit showed up two weeks later. The ghost, according to Iten, drifted down the tower's stairs before vanishing into the night. Iten added that when the spirit appeared in the lighthouse, the Penfield light started "behaving weirdly."

    Later, several lighthouse keepers reported seeing Jordan's spirit. They were even persuaded to sign affidavits detailing the apparitions by Iten. According to one story, Jordan rescued two boys from the river after their boat capsized in 1942, close to Penfield Light. The lads said that a man had saved them, but when they went to the lighthouse to thank him, they could not locate him. According to the tale, when the boys saw Jordan's image, they recognized him as their rescuer.

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