James Callow Folklore Archive
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NOT GIVEN
THERE IS A PLACE IN LIBANON, NEW YORK, CALLED "LOVER'S LEAP."
AN INDIAN GIRL IN LOVE WITH A BRAVE FROM THE OTHER TRIBE LEAPED
TO HER DEATH WITH HIM BECAUSE THEIR RESPECTIVE TRIBES WERE AT
WAR AND WOULD NOT PERMIT THEM TO MARRY.
Where learned: Massachusetts ; SPRINGFIELD
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Explanation of a name |