{"id":2716,"date":"2023-06-16T20:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T00:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2716"},"modified":"2023-06-16T18:46:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T22:46:53","slug":"haunted-waters-the-tragic-tale-of-the-sirens-song-in-the-french-broad-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2716","title":{"rendered":"Haunted Waters: The Tragic Tale of the Siren&#8217;s Song in the French Broad River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A tale was told by the Cherokee of a siren that inhabited the deep whirlpools of the French Broad River in western North Carolina. 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