Island of Trees at Hungry Mother State Park
by Kerri Farley
Title
Island of Trees at Hungry Mother State Park
Artist
Kerri Farley
Medium
Photograph - Artistic Photography
Description
Island of Trees at
Hungry Mother State Park
in Marion, Virginia.
The Legend of Hungry Mother
via wikipedia:
"It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.A legend states that when the Native Americans destroyed several settlements on the New River south of the park, Molly Marley and her small child were among the survivors taken to the raiders� base north of the park. They eventually escaped, wandering through the wilderness eating berries. Molly finally collapsed, and her child wandered down a creek. Upon finding help, the only words the child could utter were "Hungry Mother." When the search party arrived at the foot of the mountain where Molly had collapsed, they found the child's mother dead. Today, that mountain is Molly�s Knob (3,270 feet), and the stream is Hungry Mother Creek.
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