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Issaqueena Falls
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Issaqueena Falls (2019)
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Location Walhalla, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°48′22″N 83°7′16″W / 34.80611°N 83.12111°W / 34.80611; -83.12111
Type Cascade
Elevation 1224 ft (373 m)
Total height 100 ft (30 m)
Isaqueena Falls sign
Plaque describing the Legend of Issaqueena Falls

Issaqueena Falls, near Walhalla, South Carolina, is a 100 ft (30 m) high cascade waterfall in the Oconee District of the Sumter National Forest.

The falls are named for a legendary Cherokee girl who is said to have leaped from the top of the falls with her lover, either an Oconee brave, a white trader named Allan Francis, or a white silversmith named David Francis. In the story, Issaqueena and her lover either die together or they land on a ledge out of sight of hostile tribesmen and eventually live happily ever after.

The waterfall is close to another notable local landmark, Stumphouse Tunnel, and a park provides access to both.

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