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Photo Gallery: Trahlyta's Grave
Marker text:
This pile of stones marks the grave of a Cherokee princess,
Trahlyta. According to legend her tribe, living on Cedar Mountain north of
here, knew the secret of the magic springs of eternal youth from the Witch
of Cedar Mountain.
Trahlyta, kidnapped by a rejected suitor, Wahsega, was taken far away and
lost her beauty. As she was dying, Wahsega promised to bury her here near
her home and the magic springs. Custom arose among the Indians and later the
Whites to drop stones, one for each passerby, on her grave for good fortune.
The magic springs, now known as Porter Springs, lie 3/4 miles northeast of
here.
093-3 Georgia Historical Commission 1953
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