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Lovers' Leap. A picturesque limestone bluff situated high above the Bosque River, Lovers’ Leap is as dangerous as it is beautiful. On June 28, 1917, the Cameron family purchased a tract of sixty acres featuring the cliff area known as Lovers’ Leap.
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The story of doomed romance was attributed to the Waco Indians, who lived on the banks of the Brazos, and it's set on the tallest limestone cliffs in Cameron Park, still called Lovers Leap . The cliff park is now under renovation, to reopen in time for the park's centennial next May.
Legend has a young lovesick Indian couple leaping to their deaths from a rugged limestone bluff near my hometown of Junction. Their parents had refused their dream of marriage, so they went hand-in-hand together over the edge and into the Great Beyond. The craggy cliff is known to this day as Lover’s Leap, and the legend of those despairing ...
K nowing their love can never be, the young couple stare at the swirling river far below. One last kiss, and then, holding hands, they leap off the cliff, united forever in death - and legend. Texas has at least four landmarks known as Lover's Leaps, and probably more.
A picturesque limestone bluff situated high above the Bosque River, Lovers’ Leap is as dangerous as it is beautiful. On June 28, 1917, the Cameron family purchased a tract of sixty acres featuring the cliff area known as Lovers’ Leap.
Apr 10, 2019 · April 10, 2019. For more than 100 years, park visitors have stood atop the Cameron Park cliffs and pondered the Legend of Lovers Leap. This is one of the park’s favorite attractions with two pavilions, an overlook plaza, restrooms, a walking trail and countryside views.
Jun 21, 2017 · A picturesque limestone bluff situated high above the Bosque River, Lovers’ Leap is as dangerous as it is beautiful. On June 28, 1917, the Cameron family purchased a tract of sixty acres featuring the cliff area known as Lovers’ Leap.
