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INDIAN PRINCESS

Program
Legends & Lore®
Subject
Folklore
Location
279 Lake Shore Road, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
Lat/Long
40.830119, -73.116693
Historic Marker

INDIAN PRINCESS

Inscription

INDIAN PRINCESS
OF LAKE RONKONKOMA. LEGEND
SAYS SHE CLAIMS ONE MALE EACH
YEAR BY DROWNING TO BE WITH
HER AT BOTTOM OF LAKE AS
SHE SEEKS HER TRUE LOVE.
NEW YORK FOLKLORE SOCIETY
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2016

This legend describes a Native American princess, known as the Indian Princess of Lake Ronkonkoma, who claims the life of one male each year by drowning them in the lake. She did this in search of her true love.