It is well known that Florida has been inhabited by humans for centuries. Many things have happened between then and now, remarkable things that even time, itself, cannot erase. When catastrophic or horrific events occur, they may leave a mark. Florida is well known to have many marks from history, creating some of the most spine-chilling urban legends.

On Ormond Beach, in the 1800s, there stood a tall majestic oak tree, which later became known as The Fairchild Oak, or the Haunt Oak. Under this tree, a man named Norman Harwood, owner of the property, killed himself. After his death, James Ormond II bought the land and built a plantation on it, called Damietta. A few years later, Ormond was found dead under the same tree, a suspected suicide, as well. The folklore says that all who go under the tree are filled with intense feelings of sadness or suicidal thoughts, and that a ghostly figure can be seen wandering aimlessly under the tree.

On the white sand, sunny beach of Pensacola, there stands a tall beautiful lighthouse overlooking the shore. Though the view may be serene, the lighthouse is one of the most haunted places in Florida, so much so, that it has attracted ghost hunters from across the nation. Shortly after the lighthouse was constructed in 1826, a young couple, Michaela and Jeremiah Ingraham, moved in. They were happy for a while, but something must have gone wrong. Some say they had marriage problems and that Michaela was abused; others say that Michaela went crazy over the lighthouse. Whatever the reason, in 1940, when the fog rolled in, Michaela took a knife and chopped her husband up. Without enough evidence against her, Michaela wasn’t convicted, and she spent the rest of her life, nurturing the lighthouse by herself, until she died in that lighthouse.

It is questioned whether the woman ever really left her beloved lighthouse. Walking on the beach below, people have sighted a woman in white circling the top level of the lighthouse, when inhabitants of the lighthouse reported no one was there. When tours of the lighthouse are taking place, objects have been thrown at visitors. When climbing the stairs, people have reported hearing someone breathing behind them, or on their necks, when there was no one there. Visitors have also reported hearing a woman’s voice calling their name, when no one in the room knows it. A man that grew up in the house noted that, as a child, he once found a blood stain on the floor, and he cleaned it up; the next day it had returned, and remains until this day.

The Umatilla Cemetery, in Umatilla, has graves that date back to the early 1800s. Some claim that they hear children laughing and playing around, only to find that there are none around. They claim to see a woman in white wander around at night, and some say they heard a woman’s screams, calls for help and other painful sounds coming from the cemetery. 

Rolling Acres Road, in Lady Lake, has an eternal resident named Julia. She was murdered by her jealous lover when she decided to marry another man. Her spirit has been reported walking up and down the road at night as a translucent white woman. People who stopped to help her say she vanished right before their eyes. If you park your car on the side of the road, there, you will hear horrible screams and growls coming from the woods. You would hear a woman screaming, "help me!" or a child crying out, "Papa!" Then you would find that your car has trouble starting again.