My dad always told me that the signs in the mountains that said "Falling Rock" were named after an old Indian Chief in the area. Since we travelled a lot in the Western states, I sure thought that Indian Chief got around as much as we did!
A childhood belief about road signs
others believed things like this
- I used to look for an Indian along the roadside because of signs that stated
"watch for fallen rock"— pam petry - My dad told me when I was little that my belly button was "Where the Indian shot me"Anon
- I thought that Indian Summer was like the weather in India.Anon
- When I was little, I thought the Indian princess on the Land-O-Lakes butter label was God or Jesus.— Butterflyzz
- I used to think Indian women had scabs on their foreheads, but it was bindi!— Emily
- I used to believe that those of Indian descent who had them were born with dots on their forehead.Anon