The Summerville Light, an iconic local ghost story, might finally have an explanation
The Summerville Light is a local ghost story that has been around for decades. There is a new theory from a USGS researcher ...
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The ‘Ghost’ Haunting This South Carolina Town Might Have an Earthly Explanation, Scientist Says
In a new research article, a seismologist argues that earthquakes are the reason for the mysterious lights associated with a ...
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Earthquakes May Explain Summerville Light’s Eerie Glow
One yarn that has stuck around for decades is the tale of the Summerville Light. In the dead of night, along a dirt road in the nearby pine forest following abandoned railroad tracks, people have ...
Could the Summerville ghost lantern be an earthquake light?
Legend has it that a strange orb sometimes seen hovering over the railroad tracks in the remote area around Summerville, ...
Frequent reports of ‘ghost’ light in South Carolina may be more than myth, study says
Enduring folklore of “ghost lights” haunting a Lowcountry town in South Carolina may be more fact than myth, a new study ...
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Mystery 'ghost light' in California could reveal hidden earthquake risk: Scientist
Seismologist posits that the Summerville 'ghost light' is linked to “earthquake lights”—a rare and poorly understood ...
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Frequent reports of ‘ghost’ light in South Carolina may be more than myth, study says
Railroad tracks and even scrap metal could have been a catalyst for the sparks identified as the Summerville Light, the report states. Facebook screengrab Enduring folklore of “ghost lights ...