Southern IL Folklore

The story goes...a young man and woman fell deeply in love after meeting on a Mississippi River bank near Grand Tower, Il. She was the daughter of settlers to the bluff, and he was a rugged river boat worker. It was the typical 'Romeo and Juliet' story as the daughters parents did not approve of their love. The couple leapt to their death from the large rock hanging over the Mississippi River know as Devils Backbone to preserve their love forever.