Episode 171: Long Shadows (ad-free) (Patreon)

The older the city, the deeper its roots. And when that location is the oldest around—well, the amount of darkness it’s hiding should not come as a surprise.

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Further Reading

1. Covington, James W. “Drake Destroys St. Augustine: 1586.” The Florida Historical Quarterly, vol. 44, no. 1/2, 1965, pp. 81–93.
2. Harris, Jason Marc. "Shadows of the Past in the Sunshine State: "St. Augustine Ghost Lore and Tourism"." Western Folklore 74, no. 3/4 (2015): 309-42.
3. “The Haunts of The Spanish Hospital,” Old City Ghosts, date unknown, https://oldcityghosts.com/the-haunts-of-the-spanish-hospital/#.
4. "Disasters and Rebuilding,” Florida Museum, date unknown, https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/staugustine/timeline/disasters-and-rebuilding.
5. "Disease & Disaster,” Florida Museum, date unknown, https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/staugustine/timeline/disease-disaster.
6. "Colonization and Conflict,” Florida Museum, date unknown, https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/staugustine/timeline/colonization-and-conflict.
7. "The Spanish Massacre the French in Florida, 1565,” Eye Witness to History, date unknown, http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/spanishmassacre.htm.
8. "The Phantoms of St. Augustine's Haunted Lighthouse,” The Lineup, July 2017, https://the-line-up.com/st-augustine-lighthouse-haunted.
9. “Ghost Stories: The Pittee Girls,” St. Augustine Lighthouse, date unknown, https://www.staugustinelighthouse.org/2020/03/02/ghost-stories-the-pittee-girls.
10. "Haunted St. Augustine,” Legends of America, date unknown, https://www.legendsofamerica.com/fl-staugustineghosts/4.
11. St. Augustine Lighthouse, date unknown, https://www.staugustinelighthouse.org/get-involved/about-mission-uvp/history.
12. "St. Augustine Ghosts,” Smoking Pipes, July 2019, https://www.smokingpipes.com/smokingpipesblog/single.cfm/post/st-augustine-ghosts.
13. “The Haunted Tolomato Cemetery,” Ghost City Tours, date unknown, https://ghostcitytours.com/st-augustine/haunted-places/tolomato-cemetery.