Aunt Sarah's Falls
by Carolyn Derstine
Title
Aunt Sarah's Falls
Artist
Carolyn Derstine
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
Along Route 14, south of Watkins Glen, New York, near the town of Montour Falls, this spectacular 90 foot high waterfall is plainly visible from the road. In fact, if you blink, you will miss it! The creek plunges over the 15 foot wide crest, free falls about 35 feet, and strikes a ledge. It then descends the cliff as very steep cascade, fanning out to about 35 feet in width. The creek then makes a final 20 foot free fall into a pool at the base of the falls.
As to how the falls got its name, according to one local legend, Aunt Sarah was an Indian wife of an early settler to this area, who jumped to her death from the falls. At one time there was a rock carving of an Indian woman’s face near the base of the falls. It was reportedly destroyed by men believing that there was gold hidden behind it.
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July 14th, 2017
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