Record #:

35171

Author(s):

Free, William Joseph; Reeve, Jewell B.

Abstract:

The Native American lore commonly known as “Lover’s Leap,” takes a more local spin which centers on a young Cherokee woman, Lucy, who drowned herself in a pond when the object of her admiration did not reciprocate her feelings.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 9 Issue 1, July 1961, p6-7

Subject(s):

Native Americans--North Carolina, Northwestern; Names, Geographical