Case file · Folklore / legend
The Blowing Rock legend
Updrafts over a cliff above Johns River Gorge return light objects thrown off it. A legend told at the attraction (opened in 1933) says the wind blew back a young warrior who leapt from the rock.
1933 CE · 36.13, -81.67 · status: legend
The sceptical view
The wind effect is real and simple: the gorge funnels air up the cliff. The 'Indian legend' is a commercial tale, not traceable to Cherokee or Chickasaw sources.