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Under the Falls
(refer to pages 36, 37, 48 & 49 in On the Trail of the Last of the Mohicans) The Upper & Lower Falls at Linville Falls, Blue Ridge Parkway and Bridal Veil Falls, Dupont State Forest .... Burke & Transylvania Counties
Ok, now this was tough. Where in the world were these huge, thunderous waterfalls? Not in any of the six filming counties, I can tell you that. It took me some time to figure that out, and I wasn't really sure till a locations scout tipped me off, but, in reality, I eventually discovered that these falls existed on celluloid only. A bit of a letdown, I suppose, but I was intrigued with the ingenuity of the filmmakers! Using both the Upper & Lower Linville Falls as its foundation, these falls are the product of computer imagery.
This entire hodge-podge of a sequence was learned of not on the scene, as was just about everything else, but by word of mouth ... as mentioned, from a locations scout, and through our Soldier friends' tantalizing tales! The Under the Falls scene was the last sequence shot ... in October, 1991. ~~~~~~~ You can visit both Linville & Bridal Veil falls ... both are free and accessible. ~~~~~~~ or
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