The Moon Eyed People of Appalachia
The legend of the Moon-Eyed People is a captivating and mysterious piece of folklore that has been passed down through generations in Western North Carolina and parts of Georgia. According to local myths, the Moon-Eyed People were a race of pale-skinned, possibly ancient individuals who lived in the Appalachian region long before the arrival of the Cherokee and other Native American tribes. These mysterious people were said to be nocturnal, with a strange ability to see only in the dark, which is why they were called "moon-eyed"—they were believed to be blind during the day and could only navigate under the light of the moon. There are various theories about who these Moon-Eyed People were. Some suggest they were an ancient European group, perhaps Welsh explorers who reached America before Columbus. Others speculate they were a lost civilization that lived in the Appalachian mountains, surviving for centuries before mysteriously vanishing. Some versions of the tale suggest th...