Maco

… community in NE Brunswick County. Named Farmers Turnout in 1867, but about 1890 intended to be named Maraco for the MacRae Co., which developed land in the vicinity. The present name, easier to pronounce, came into use instead. Alt. 49. Site of the "Maco Light," an unidentified phenomenon that has been recurring frequently since a train wreck there in 1867. Traditionally, the light is said to be the lantern of Joe Baldwin, a railroad conductor who was killed while attempting to prevent the wreck. President Grover Cleveland purportedly saw the light in 1889 and asked for an explanation.