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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...

Choestoe Story

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The Choestoe story is burning in my heart.
The Choestoe story to you I now impart -
The Indian legend tells us that on a moonlight night
The rabbits get together
and dance with all their might.
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Geology

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Physical make-up and characteristics of the North Georgia Mountains

North Georgia is located in the southern section of what geologists call the Appalachian Province. This is an ancient region of mountains and hills that lie between the coastal plain on the east and the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys on the west. The eastern boundary of the Province is well marked by the fall line and a string of cities - Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Petersburg, Raleigh, Columbia, Augusta, Macon, Columbus and Montgomery.
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How Tallulah Lost Its Falls

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It has been over 75 years since the Tallulah River roared in majestic splendor through the 1,000 foot deep Tallulah gorge, shaking roots of trees on the canyon walls - a fact that makes George Cooke's landscape of Tallulah Falls even more valuable.

Cooke visited “the Niagara of the South”, as the falls were called, at sometime between 1834 and his death in 1849. He painted three of the six cascades created in the river's downhill race to join the Tugaloo River.
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Legend of the Giant Turtle

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During the great flood of Bible times, there was a tremendous turtle swimming through the waters. Many Cherokee Native Americans weathered the storm by riding on the turtle's back. As the waters began to recede, the giant turtle came to rest on Brasstown Bald Mountain and the Cherokee heritage began in the North Georgia Mountains.

Because the turtle had saved the Cherokees from the flood waters, it became very sacred to them.
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Legend of Sautee Nacoochee

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The Legend of Sautee and Nacoochee is well documented. The first white settlers, coming up the Unicoi Trail, now known as Georgia Highway 17, heard the story as they stopped to rest in the shade of the giant white oak still standing adjacent to the Old Sautee Store. One among them, George Williams, a young lad at the time, retold this story in his memoirs.
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