CAPE FEAR HISTORY & MYSTERIES: The Maco Station Light

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — It’s a story about a ghostly local legend about a railroad worker, Joe Baldwin, who became an unlikely hero.

The Maco Station Light, for over a century a mysterious light could be seen bobbing up and down along the railroad tracks at Maco Station, a little west of Wilmington. They say that when people approach those lights they disappear.

In this week’s edition of Cape Fear History & Mysteries, hear the haunting story about the Maco Station Light.

Check out the video above to learn more.

Then visit WWAYTV3.com/history-mysteries each Thursday for another installment of “Cape Fear History & Mysteries.”