The Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse stands as a historic maritime navigation structure occupying the strategic location of Ponce Inlet in Volusia County, Florida. The lighthouse was constructed to provide navigational guidance to vessels approaching Ponce Inlet and the surrounding Florida coastal region, marking safe passage through potentially hazardous waters. The structure embodies architectural principles appropriate to its function, with design features including the distinctive light chamber and lantern room housing the beacon apparatus. The structural tower was engineered to withstand coastal environmental pressures and weather conditions. The lighthouse served throughout the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries as essential maritime infrastructure supporting navigation, commerce, and maritime safety. Operational history extends across more than a century, with successive lighthouse keepers maintaining the apparatus and ensuring the beacon's proper function. The lighthouse keeper position required individuals to reside within or near the structure, perform maintenance operations, and execute technical responsibilities maintaining the navigational light's reliability. The period witnessed multiple transitions in technology, fuel sources, and maintenance procedures as illumination technology evolved from open flame apparatus to electric systems. Lighthouse keeper families often inhabited spaces within the complex, creating domestic environments within maritime navigation infrastructure. Paranormal phenomena center on apparitions attributed to Joseph Davis, identified as an assistant lighthouse keeper who died in 1919, and a former lightkeeper's son allegedly kicked by a horse. These identified spirits are believed to maintain presence, generating phenomena consistent with paranormal manifestation patterns. An inexplicable kerosene odor manifests within the structure despite absence of active fuel use, suggesting olfactory phenomena of paranormal origin. Doors exhibit independent manipulation, opening and closing without mechanical explanation or visible agency. Playful antics have been reported, suggesting mischievous phenomena rather than hostile intent. Orbs—spherical luminous phenomena interpreted as paranormal manifestations—have appeared in photographic documentation within the grounds. The paranormal manifestations are interpreted as Joseph Davis and the lightkeeper's son maintaining continued presence and active engagement with the lighthouse. Playful character suggests spirits characterized by mischievous rather than malevolent disposition, potentially maintaining personality characteristics from life. The kerosene odor parallels Joseph's role as assistant keeper, suggesting manifestation maintains connection to the deceased individual's primary life circumstances and occupational identity. Orb phenomena documented through photographs suggest visual manifestation capabilities. The lighthouse continues functioning as a historic landmark and tourism destination, maintaining architectural integrity while serving educational and recreational purposes. The paranormal reputation has become integrated into cultural identity, with visitors and researchers maintaining awareness of reported phenomena. The lighthouse exemplifies how maritime navigation structures and occupational history become layered with paranormal associations. The lighthouse remains distinctive within Florida's landscape of historic haunted locations, demonstrating how maritime infrastructure and occupational life generate paranormal phenomena persisting across generations and technological transitions.