Thursday, April 28, 2005
Reelfoot Lake, located in the N.W. corner of TN near Tiptonville, was formed by a series of earthquakesin the years 1811-1812. Legend has it that an indian chief by the name of Reel-foot, so named because a club foot made him reel when he walked, was so infuriated at his daughter marrying a member of another tribe that he stomped his foot in anger so violently that he caused the earth to quake. A less colorful explanation has to do with the New Madrid Fault.
# posted by Pop & Momma Nan @ 9:42 PM 
