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Legends & Lore

Tales passed down from generation to generation...

An old Indian Legend goes...

If anyone desires a wish to come true

They must first capture a butterfly and whisper that wish to it.

Since a butterfly can make no sound,

the butterfly can not reveal the wish to anyone but the Great Spirit who hears and see all.

In gratitude for giving the beautiful butterfly its freedom, (and keeping the balance of nature),
the Great Spirit always grants the wish.

I caught a butterfly...and made a wish for you!

The hollows and valleys where the mist rises from in the the morning and rests upon at nightfall, provide the backdrop for legends and stories throughout Georgia's Appalachia. The following are just a few of them...
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1 Trivia 5365
2 Geology 4076
3 Song of the Chattahoochee 1663
4 Movie Sites 3894
5 Unicoi Turnpike 1903
6 Legend of Uncle Shuck 1943
7 Legend of Tallulah 1690
8 Legend of Sautee Nacoochee 2818
9 Legend of the Giant Turtle 2309
10 How Tallulah Lost Its Falls 1733
11 Choestoe Story 1820
12 Indian Place Names 5563

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