Have You Heard The Legend Of Montana's Sacrifice Cliff?

This is another one of those eerie Montana legends that we don't know is true or not. But isn't that half the fun? Plus, most legends are based on some facts.

Sacrifice Cliff Overlooks Billings, Montana

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Without knowing it, I've been in the area of Sacrifice Cliff many times. It provides an amazing view of Montana's largest city, Billings.

This Is the Legend Of Sacrifice Cliff:

Only In Your State tells the story like this:

The Crow tribe used the cliff as a place for young boys and men to go meditate, and they came from miles around to do just that.

The legend says that at the time of smallpox, two teen boys from the Crow tribe came home from Sacrifice Cliff and found their entire tribe dead from smallpox. Some of the legends say the tribes smallpox victims included their families and the women the boys loved.

Legend goes on to say the boys were to overtaken with grief that they decided to blindfold their horses and ride off of Sacrifice Cliff to join their families and the rest of the tribe in the afterlife.

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Although no one can verify if this legend really happened, the truth about smallpox and the Native Americans makes this story somewhat believable. In the 1800's smallpox killed around 90 percent of Native Americans who contracted the easy to spread disease, according to Montana's PBS.

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