The exploration and survey of Cumberland Caverns in Tennessee, originally known as Higgenbotham Cave, was one of the top caving stories in the 1950s and 60s. This new edition of a 1988 book on the history of the cave from 1810 is updated with 37 new photographs. With maps, a detailed chronology, a gazeteer, and a long poem from 1880 inspired by the cave..

Cumberland Caverns

Larry E. Matthews

Greyhound Press

Early caving in the Fall Creek Falls area -- The caves of Fall Creek Falls State Park -- The caves of Scott's Gulf -- The caves of Spencer Mountain

Caves of Fall Creek Falls

Huntsville, Alabama : National Speleological Society

Nashville, Tennessee sits in a geographic basin known as the Nashville Basin. As you leave this basin, in any direction you go you rise nearly 300 feet onto a feature known as the Highland Rim. The escarpment for this feature exposes several layers of thick-bedded limestone which are well-suited for the development of caves. Outstanding among these layers is the Bigby-Cannon Limestone.\nThis book describes several dozen of the larger and more interesting caves developed in this Highland Rim. Some of these caves were explored in prehistoric times by the Indians. Others were used by the early pioneers for the production of saltpeter, the main ingredient of gunpowder. Modern exploration began in earnest in the 1950s and continues today. This is the story of the exploration of these caves, told in the words of the original explorers and surveyors wherever possible.\nCaves of the Highland Rim is lavishly illustrated with 265 maps and photographs. Come along for thrilling tales of exploration and adventure.

Caves of the Highland Rim

National Speleological Society

Caves of the North Cumberland Plateau

Read the fascinating story of how this cave, first explored by Native Americans 8,000 years ago, grew to become one of America's major caves. Share the excitement as cavers from the Northern Indiana Grotto add miles of passage to a former commercial cave that had been thoroughly explored for the last 150 years. Swim with the scuba divers as they attempt to connect a new discovery with the Historic Section of Dunbar Cave. Includes the complete story, maps, and photos covering: Use of the cave by early Native Americans. Discovery by early settlers pushing into the wilderness beyond the mountains. Commercial development and exploitation of the cave and springs. Modern exploration by cavers after the cave becomes a Tennessee State Natural Area.

Dunbar Cave - The Showplace of the South

Big Bone Cave is one of the largest and most historic caves in Tennessee. The story of America's largest underground saltpeter mine, mined during the War of 1812, mined during the Civil War by confederate miners, and captured by federal troops. Mined for over 2,500 years by American Indians for minerals and medicinal salts. The discovery of three giant sloth skeletons, an ice-age jaguar skeleton, and several American Indian mummies.

Big Bone Cave

Learn about the use of Chattanooga caves by American Indians, beginning 8,000 years ago and ending with the removal of the Cherokee in 1838. Learn how early settlers explored and used these caves. Learn how Chattanooga caves were mined for saltpeter, the main ingredient of gunpowder, during both the War of 1812 and the Civil War. Read the story of Nickajack Cave, the most visited cave during the American Civil War. The complete story of the exploration and commercial development of nine Chattanooga-area caves. Read never-before-published stories of amazing discoveries deep inside Lookout Mountain. Be amazed by the Great Cave Hoax of 1927.

Caves of Chattanooga

The complete history of the exploration, use and commercial development of fourteen caves in the Knoxville/Great Smoky Mountains area. Includes the history of exploration and mapping by NSS members. Learn about the use of caves in the Knoxville and Great Smoky Mountains area by American Indians. Learn how many of these caves were mined for saltpeter, the main ingredient of gunpowder, during both the War of 1812 and the Civil War. Read the story of the Lost Sea, the largest underground lake in North America, as scuba divers explore its depths. Learn how Gap Cave was discovered in 1750 by Thomas Walker, guardian of young Thomas Jefferson. The complete story of the exploration and commerical development of fourteen Knoxville and Great Smoky Mountain area caves. Read fascinating, never-before-published details of the exploration of these caves.

Caves of Knoxville and the Great Smoky Mountains

Blue Spring Cave

Dunbar Cave The Showplace of the South Second Edition This new and updated Second Edition Includes six new chapters. Other chapters have been updated and expanded. Nearly a hundred new photographs have been added. Read the fascinating story of how this cave, first explored by American Indians 10,000 years ago, grew to become one of America s major show caves. See the amazing drawings, only recently discovered, left on the cave s wall by these people. Read the story of how Dunbar Cave was used by the first white settlers, then became the favorite meeting place and resort in Montgomery County. Relive the glory days of the Big Band Era when the most famous bands in America played at Dunbar Cave. Share the excitement as cavers from the Northern Indiana Grotto add miles of virgin passages to a former commercial cave that had been thoroughly explored for the last 150 years. Swim with the scuba divers as they attempt to connect the new discovery with the Historic Section of Dunbar Cave. Learn about the modern use of the caves as a Tennessee State Natural Area.

Dunbar Cave Showplace of the South Second Edition

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