Record #:

38275

Author(s):

Barnes, Jay

Abstract:

As the author discovered, the explanation for the light was based on belief, not fact. There was no Joe Baldwin decapitated during a train accident in 1867, but a Charles Baldwin who died from injuries sustained during a train accident in 1857. However, there is still truth within the legend. It is represented in a visit inspiring President Grover Cleveland to share with a national audience his experience with the light. It is also represented in a street named Joe Baldwin Drive.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 80 Issue 5, Oct 2012, p52-54, 56

Subject(s):

Town legends--Maco Light; Maco--history; Legends--Maco; Legends--Brunswick County; Ghosts; Ghosts--Maco; Ghosts--Brunswick County; Railroad accidents; Railroad accidents--Maco; Railroad accidents--Brunswick County; Cleveland, Stephen Grover, 1837-1908