The Origin of Stumphouse Tunnel

   There are many theories of how Stumphouse Tunnel got its name, here are three:

•   From a large popular tree stump that civil war bootleggers once used to store their liquor in when it rained.

•   From the Cherokees when they saw a couple that lived nearby in a stump over which they put a roof. The Cherokees saw it and said, "Stumphouse." The mountain has been called that ever since.

•   There is also the legend of Issaqueena, a Creek living among the Cherokee who who warned settlers of a pending attack by the Cherokee. She and her boyfriend hid in a stump and when detected by the Cherokee, she leaped from the falls that now have her name.

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