Bingham's Light is a local legend from Latta, SC, where a spectral, lantern-like light appears after calling out to the ghost of a farmer named John Bingham, who was tragically killed by a train while trying to prevent a crash in the late 1800s. The light is described as flickering, moving, and sometimes appearing to be as large as a cantaloupe or a small flame. Visitors often report a sudden silence of nocturnal sounds just before the light appears, and the light is said to approach the onlookers before disappearing. John Bingham was a farmer who died on the railroad tracks in Dillon County while trying to warn a train about a broken track. The ghost is believed to manifest as a lantern-like light, which flickers and moves in the darkness, often growing larger and more intense as it approaches. A common experience reported by those who have seen the light is a sudden cessation of frog and cricket sounds, as if a presence has temporarily quieted the area.