White Rock is such a strange amalgam. The rugged cliff is located atop a treacherous and mountain in the Laurel Highlands and yet produces sights and views of stunning beauty. But strangest of all when considering the remoteness and the brilliance of the pale outcrop is that nearly 200 years ago it was the sight of a malicious murder.
The grave of Polly Williams to this day recounts her lonely tale of death as her lover sent her toher doom from those loft heights. It is one of the few-- albeit brief-- written accounts of the gruesome old ghost story that has been an oral tradition for generations for the people of Polly's hometown of Fairchance and a few curious travelers. But one important detail is that the spirit of that young girl still laments her untimely end, refusing to leave the place where she was so tragically "cut off in her tender bloom."
Gunz, Mihal, and good old Captain Crash revisited the full story of her murder and followed in her footsteps via Jeep, even camping for the night to see what we could find.
To check out the whole thing in detail, headover to the Adventures Archive by clicking on the 'Adventures' button on the right or clicking right here.
Tally-ho!
-Crash
this is a great campfire story!! : ) and better told in person by tim himself!!
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