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Tourists came by rail to see gorgeous gorge
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The legend of Nacoochee, whose name is attached to that lovely valley just south of Helen in White County, is well known. Several versions have her and her lover Sautee or Cushtaree (take your pick) dying in a fight or in a leap off Yonah Mountain. It seems a common story among Indian princesses.