Cumberland Falls from one overlook. Click to enlarge. |
This waterfall located in the
Daniel Boone Forest in Cumberland State Park is located in eastern Kentucky
near Corbin.
The Cumberland waterfall is known as “the Niagara of the South” because it is the second largest fall in North America—it is 125 feet wide and drops over 60 feet to the gorge
below.
A tragic accident that
occurred in the 1950s at this waterfall has resulted in a favorite ghost story.
A Couple of newlyweds honeymooning at
this state park were eager to see the sights, so right after they checked
into their cabin in the early evening, they decided to explore the park.
Their wedding had been that
afternoon and without changing their wedding attire, they went for a walk.
They stopped at a point near
the Pillars that overlooks the Cumberland Falls. The groom decided to take a photo
of his bride with the spectacular view of the falls in the background.
He posed her on the side of a
cliff with an 80-foot drop. In her excitement, she danced around, but she got too
close to the edge and then slipped and fell to her death.
It is said the swiftly moving waters of the Cumberland Falls then carried her body away.
It is said the swiftly moving waters of the Cumberland Falls then carried her body away.
Ever since this tragic
accident the spot where she fell has been known as Lovers’ Leap.
Lovers' Leap Click to enlarge. |
It is here near the cliff
where she fell plus other nearby locations where numerous witnesses have claimed
to see this bride’s ghost for over seventy years.
She died still wearing her
wedding dress and sightings of her ghost all describe her wearing this long
white gown.
The most alarming appearances
she makes are in the middle of the road on a curve just before one reaches the
spot where she fell.
Motorists who have experienced this state she ran in front of their cars and then they hit her only to find when they exited their vehicles she was nowhere to be found.
Motorists who have experienced this state she ran in front of their cars and then they hit her only to find when they exited their vehicles she was nowhere to be found.
She is also seen standing on
a bridge near this location.
A moonbow |
It is said that her ghost
also manifests on the “nights of the moonbow.” A moonbow is like a rainbow, but
it occurs at night during a full moon. This moonlight refracts off the water at
Cumberland as the water falls through the air, it then causes this phenomenon.
Tourists often gather to see
this beautiful soft light. But during some of these full moons, these witnesses
have also seen a young woman dressed in a long white dress fall—then this
figure is said to rise up out of the waters.
Some state they saw this
floating figure motioning for them to come closer.
Click to enlarge. |
Many families, attracted by
this classic ghost story have visited the park during full moons.
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