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39K views · 292 reactions | With its ancient landscape that predates Saturn's rings, the Appalachian Mountains have fueled storytellers from multiple cultures for millennia, creating a truly unique folklore. Learn more about how this primeval region formed and the stories that haunt it: https://on.natgeo.com/3YazyXq | National Geographic History | Facebook

4.6K views · 302 reactions | A short hike on the Big Rock Trail (Fort Mountain State Park) will bring you to this pretty stream surrounded by forest. Ahhhh . . . . | Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites - Georgia DNR | Facebook

LEGEND OF THE MOON-EYED PEOPLE Across the Southern Appalachian mountains, from Georgia up through North Carolina, hundreds of unusual stone structures have been discovered. Some date back hundreds of years. Some date back thousands. Archaeologists aren't sure who created these monuments. But the Cherokee people claim they know exactly who built them. The Cherokee say the structures were built by the Moon-Eyed people, a race of fair-skinned, light-haired, bearded humans. Their large blue eyes wer