Legends of Reelfoot Lake

“IT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED THAT A LAKE WAS FORMED…”
Along the northwestern edge of Tennessee sits Reelfoot Lake. The only natural lake in the state, it's a flooded cypress forest that has more in common with the bayous of the deep south than other more open and expansive lakes of the surrounding area.
This lake dates back only two centuries and owes its creation to the massive New Madrid earthquakes that rocked the area in 1811-1812 and caused the Mississippi River to temporarily flow backward. Yet according to local legend the cause of those earthly upheavals was more than simply nature. Legend says that the origins of Reelfoot Lake can be traced back to the actions of a Chief of the Chickasaw people who once inhabited the now submerged land.
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---Contents of the Video---
0:00 - Announcements & Introduction
7:26 - The Legends of Reelfoot
18:28 - Geographical History
25:12 - Night Riders
32:58 - Reelfoot Lake Today
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