Legend of Isaqueena | Palmetto Heritage

The Legend of Isaqueena blends fact with fantasy. An Indian trade based out of Ninety Six in the early 1750's grew to become the largest business operating outside of Charleston. Alan assisted with the business. In this story, on one of Alan’s trips to Keowee, he falls in love with Isaqueena, the daughter of one of the tribe Chieftons. Relations between the colonist and Indians were deteriorating with the onset of the French and Indian War in the north. Isaqueena overheard a conversation that the Cherokees planned to attack Ninety Six. She immediately rode her horse to warn Alan of the impending danger. As a result of this warning, most of the people at Ninety Six were able to flee and survive the attack. Isaqueena became an outlaw from her tribe because of the betrayal. One day while Alan was away, a "hit squad" was sent to kill Isaqueena. She fled and leaped over a waterfall. Her pursuers, thinking she was dead, departed. Isaqueena, however, safely landed on a ledge just a few feet below. Isaqueena Falls is located near Stumphouse Tunnel and can be easily visited today.

Standards

• 4-2 The student will demonstrate an understanding of how the settlement of North America was influenced by the interactions of Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans.
  • The interaction among peoples from three different continents created a distinctly American culture. To understand the contributions made by Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans to the settlement of North America, the student will utilize the kno...
    • 4-2.4 Summarize the relationships among the Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans, including the French and Indian Wars, the slave revolts, and the conduct of trade.
• This indicator was written to promote inquiry into the unique development of ethnic, political, and religious identities in the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies.
  • This indicator was developed to promote inquiry into how European colonization impacted the interaction among African, European, and Native American cultural groups.
• 8-2 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the causes of the American Revolution and the beginnings of the new nation, with an emphasis on South Carolina’s role in the development of that nation.
  • The events surrounding the American Revolution transformed British colonists into American citizens. To understand South Carolina’s pivotal role in this process, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the following indica...
    • 8-2.1 Explain the political and economic consequences of the French and Indian War on the relationship of the South Carolina colonists with Native Americans and England.