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The Lucas Bay Light

The Lucas Bay Light on Gilbert Road in Horry County is a popular ghostly tale in South Carolina.

Legend says that the light is a lantern of a ghostly Civil War-era woman walking, searching for her child who was swept away by a flood many years ago. It states that she only appears at night, wandering the grounds, and some claim that you can even hear a baby cry.

Other variations of the tale exist.

Written By: John G. Clark Jr