Reports have been coming in for many years—some say even before the lighthouse was built—of a woman in a long, flowing white gown who floats along the cliff face atop the bluff at Point Vicente. Witnesses say she has long black hair, and her face, when glimpsed, is that of a woman sad and distraught. Other viewers say that her hair is tangled and wet, but the rest of her description remains the same. The identity of this lost soul is not known, but two stories have sprung up regarding this some say beautiful woman over the years.
The…more plausible theory is that she is the wife of a sailor lost at sea. It is said that she was engaged to a handsome young man who promised to marry her when he returned from his voyage. When word arrived that his ship had gone down in a storm with no survivors, the distraught young woman threw herself from the cliffs in anguish. As reports say that a spirit of a young woman had been seen on the cliffs before the lighthouse was erected, this story may be closer to the truth.
Other reports from the area include a heavy fog that appears out of nowhere, and after it has enveloped visitors, voices can be heard calling out to them. These voices call their names, whisper to them and on occasion urge them to the cliff edge. Strange lights have been seen that move along the top of the bluff and then mysteriously vanish, and on occasion, the sounds of cannon fire can even be heard from nearby.
