I shared on the previous blog the history of the area and the Legend that most hear, but I would like to go into it with more detail from what I have read.
Before the white settlers came from the east the Spanish soldier's spent time here with the Indians. During that time a handsome young soldier fell in love with the Chiefs daughter by the name of Moon Song. Moon Song fell in love with him to and agreed to marry him and return to the Mexico territory. Moon Song was the Chiefs only daughter and he had already picked a strong young brave to marry her so he would have a grandson to lead his tribe in the future.
If fear that Moon Song would run off with the young Spaniard he sent young braves to kill him. The young man fearing for his life he left the area to never return.
Moon Song refused to marry the brave and for several month's she waited for her love to return. But after waiting and waiting she realized that he was going to never return she gave up. Early one morning at daybreak she went to the edge of the bluff. She jumped 300 feet to her death into what is called the James River. Extremely upset the Chief had the medicine man cast a spell on the bluff and it was forbidden for anyone to go there. The bluff and the area was saved for Moon Songs ghost.
The earlier white settlers heard the story but didn't believe it until strange things started happening to those that visited the bluff area.
The water below was called Virgin Shoals and was the most dangerous of the river. With the swift waters as boaters would go through it, the water would swirl and boats would capsized, also told that hunters would be found dead in the area.
In the early 1900's a engineer was going to put in a tunnel style dam. With the swift water going through it they can generate power for a power plant. There was so many accidents over and over, also resulting in death, no one would work there and so it was cancelled. Also said, that it was even a problem trying to photograph the bluff, the pictures wouldn't turn out right.
Still after Table Rock lake filled the valley below home owner and people say strange things still happens, freak accidents, lake homes burning, and other stories. Fisherman and others still report of being able to hear Moon Song crying and weeping for her love.
I hope you enjoy some of this history and folklore of the Ozarks. God, family, country, may God bless us.
Before the white settlers came from the east the Spanish soldier's spent time here with the Indians. During that time a handsome young soldier fell in love with the Chiefs daughter by the name of Moon Song. Moon Song fell in love with him to and agreed to marry him and return to the Mexico territory. Moon Song was the Chiefs only daughter and he had already picked a strong young brave to marry her so he would have a grandson to lead his tribe in the future.
If fear that Moon Song would run off with the young Spaniard he sent young braves to kill him. The young man fearing for his life he left the area to never return.
Moon Song refused to marry the brave and for several month's she waited for her love to return. But after waiting and waiting she realized that he was going to never return she gave up. Early one morning at daybreak she went to the edge of the bluff. She jumped 300 feet to her death into what is called the James River. Extremely upset the Chief had the medicine man cast a spell on the bluff and it was forbidden for anyone to go there. The bluff and the area was saved for Moon Songs ghost.
The earlier white settlers heard the story but didn't believe it until strange things started happening to those that visited the bluff area.
The water below was called Virgin Shoals and was the most dangerous of the river. With the swift waters as boaters would go through it, the water would swirl and boats would capsized, also told that hunters would be found dead in the area.
In the early 1900's a engineer was going to put in a tunnel style dam. With the swift water going through it they can generate power for a power plant. There was so many accidents over and over, also resulting in death, no one would work there and so it was cancelled. Also said, that it was even a problem trying to photograph the bluff, the pictures wouldn't turn out right.
Still after Table Rock lake filled the valley below home owner and people say strange things still happens, freak accidents, lake homes burning, and other stories. Fisherman and others still report of being able to hear Moon Song crying and weeping for her love.
I hope you enjoy some of this history and folklore of the Ozarks. God, family, country, may God bless us.
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Thanks for sharing Mike
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