THE STORY
Reported Haunting
A mysterious ghost light is said to appear along Parkers Ferry Road near Jacksonboro, often linked to the spirit of a preacher searching for his missing daughter.
The Jacksonboro Light is a Lowcountry ghost light legend centered on Parkers Ferry Road in rural Colleton County. According to the story, a preacher searched the dark woods by lantern after his daughter disappeared, only to be struck and killed by a train. Since then, witnesses have reported a bobbing light that appears down the road, moves toward cars, vanishes when approached, and is sometimes accompanied by strange sounds, stalled vehicles, handprints, or unexplained scratches.