Mandy Falls / Marion, Kentucky
N 37° 21.868 W 088° 25.676
16S E 373553 N 4136261
Mandy Falls is alongside road 133 near the Mantle Rock area in Marion Kentucky.
Waymark Code: WM68VJ
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2009
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A REMINDER OF OUR DESTINY TO RETURN
According to local folklore, Mandy Flanary maintained a nightly vigil beside a fire, meditating during rain, sleet, or snow. Sometimes her vigil would last until early morning. No one knows why Mandy, a Cherokee woman, sat those long hours. It could have been to mourn the 260 Cherokees who perished at nearby Mantle Rock during the harsh winter of 1838.
Mandy's mother reportedly escaped the soldiers at the beginning of the Trail of Tears, married a man named Harper, and migrated to Louisville, Kentucky. Mandy left Louisville at around age fifteen and married Harve Flanary. They settled close to Mantle Rock, where they raised a family. Their descendants still live in the area.
Mandy Falls is a series of flat rocks, over which the water falls - a beautiful, quiet place.
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