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Charles Baldwin, a conductor on the Wilmington & Manchester Railroad, was killed in a train accident and buried in Wilmington at Oakdale Cemetery on January 8, 1856. He was bachelor, a man who worked hard and had the respect of all who knew him. He also appears to be the individual at the heart of the most enduring railroad legend of the Lower Cape Fear region, that of Joe Baldwin and the Maco Light. Burke discusses the particulars of the legend.
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31073
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Samuel R. Jocelyn, Jr., son of a distinguished lawyer in Wilmington, North Carolina, was thrown off his horse and pronounced dead in March 1810. According to a tale passed down through the years, the ghost of Samuel appeared several times to his best friend Alexander Hostler, claiming that he had been buried alive. Several bizarre events occur both before and after Jocelyn’s burial.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 38 Issue 10, Oct 2006, p24, il
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