The Legend Behind This Georgia Mountain Will Keep You Up At Night
There is something to be said about old school legends that just pepper the history pages of our great state of Georgia. Despite learning all about The Peach State in history books and elementary school classes, it’s possible to still come across legends that you have yet to learn about. We recently talked about This Urban Legend In Georgia Will Have You Shaking In Your Boots, which is pretty terrifying, to say the least. But there is one particular legend surrounding a famed Georgia mountain that will keep you up at night — not due to fear, but because it may just be one of the saddest stories to come out of our state.
Yonah Mountain, named after the Cherokee word for Bear, is the mountain ridge located within the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in Georgia.
The handsome, young son of the Chickasaws’ Chief was Sautee, a wise boy who dreamed of peace between both tribes where they could live in harmony together.
Although the affair was secret for quite some time, both Sautee and Nacoochee decided to share their love with her father in order to bring peace to both tribes and unite the divided land.
Instead of approval, the Chief was blinded by rage and immediately ordered Sautee, not to be sent back to his land, but to be thrown off the cliffs of Yonah Mountain as Nacoochee watched.
The Chief who found the couple at the bottom of the cliff forever joined in love’s embrace was so overcome with grief that he left the couple at the mountain’s basin to be joined forever in death.
If you wish to see the burial mound as it still stands in Georgia near Yonah Mountain, you can pay your respects to the young couple located at Sautee Nacoochee Indian Mound, Unicoi Turnpike, Sautee Nacoochee, GA 30571
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A New Jersey native with over 15 years of writing experience, Marisa has studied at both New York University and Florida International University. She has lived all over the country, including a decade stint in South Florida. Marisa is well-versed in exploration as she travels a good majority of the year in her self-converted Sprinter van. Her articles have been featured in various notable publications over the years, she has a published collection of short stories, and three completed screenplays under her belt.
