In the 1800s, a railroad track once ran near Summerville, near Charleston, South Carolina. According to local lore, the wife of a train conductor would travel a nearby dirt road every night, carrying a lantern in hand at midnight to greet her husband with a meal as he passed through the area.
One night, the woman waited for hours. Unfortunately, the man would not return as the train derailed, decapitating her husband. She never came to grips with his death but continued to visit the site every night, hopeful for his return, until she died.
Another variation said the woman would walk the road to wait for her husband to get off, and the couple would walk home together.
Legend says if you travel down Sheep Island Road, known as Light Road at night, you will hear all of the sounds typical of a southern night, with crickets chirping and frogs croaking. Stop on the road, flash your car lights, and the sounds mysteriously stop. Then, a small ball of light would appear, resembling a lantern moving from one side to the other.
Others say if you walk toward the light, it will chase you.
Unfortunately, some say the road has been developed with a neighborhood.
Written By: John G. Clark Jr.
