This is a fictional story based on the writings of Mathilde Bilbro who tells how Black Creek Falls became Noccalula Falls. The story of Noccalula Falls is well known to the locals in the area. It tells how Noccalula, a Cherokee Indian maiden, was being forced by her father to married a Chief from a neighboring tribe. Her father arranged a marriage between Noccalula and a Creek Indian Chief in order to bring peace between the two Indian nations. Noccalula was in love with a warrior within her own tribe. It is told that on her wedding day,rather than marry a man she did not love, she leaped to her death into the ravine by the falls. The falls have been known as Noccalula Falls ever since that fateful day.
Details
- Publication Date
- Sep 29, 2011
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781387246328
- Category
- Fiction
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Janice Price
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- Format