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Title	Lovers' leap, Alton, Illinois
Alternative Title	Lover's leap; Lovers leap;
Genre	Legend -- Place legend
Description	Barbara McPherson's transcribed interview of James McPherson about Lovers' Leap. According to McPherson, an Indian chief's daughter loved a warrior from another tribe. They met in secret, but one day someone saw them and told the chief about their meetings. The chief went to where the lovers were and shouted a warning then shot an arrow. His daughter turned around and was shot right in the heart. Her lover grabbed her and jumped off the cliff. The chief built them a pyre on the cliff and it has been known as Lovers' Leap ever since.
Informant	McPherson, James
Collector	McPherson, Barbara
Date of Original	1967-03-18
Repository	Indiana State University Folklore Archives, Special Collections, Cunningham Memorial Library, Terre Haute, Indiana 47809
Coverage	United States -- Illinois -- Madison County -- Alton -- 1967
Subject	Legends People Indians of North America Indigenous peoples Death Love Couples
WV3 Subject	Folklore
Type	text
Material Type	Interviews
Date Digital	2011-06-02
Technical Metadata	image/tiff 300 dpi; Epson GT-20000; Epson Scan
Copyright	Digital image copyright c 2011 Indiana Folklore Collection.
Item ID	isuf-Lovers Leap003

Lovers' leap, Alton, Illinois

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