History & local legend
The outlet of Lewis Lake descends toward Union Dale in Susquehanna County. A local legend places a repeated apparition above the falls near the dam: a young Native American woman sitting on a fallen tree and crying late at night.
In the story, a man suddenly approaches and pushes her from the log. Both figures disappear. He is described as her lover, who killed her during a jealous quarrel. On some nights the woman then returns to the same place, and the confrontation begins again.
Sources
- The Shadowlands, Uniondale / Lewis Lake, weeping figure, confrontation and repeating scene at the dam
- Upper Lackawanna Watershed river conservation plan, description of Lewis Lake and the precipitous outlet
- USGS geographic features near Union Dale, including Lewis Lake Dam and coordinates
- PennDOT, Main Street crossing over the outlet of Lewis Lake in Union Dale
