Cumberland Caverns
Cumberland Caverns is a national natural landmark and show cave located in Warren County, Tennessee, near McMinnville. It is the third longest cave in Tennessee and the 24th longest cave in the United States.
Details
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- Date
- 1961
- Isbn
- 9780979617805
- Last1
- Barr, Jr|first1=Thomas C.
- Pages
- 470–482
- Title
- Caves of Tennessee, Bulletin 64
- Access
- restricted
- Length
- 27.7 mi
- Geology
- Monteagle Limestone
- Lighting
- electric
- Location
- McMinnville, Tennessee, US
- Discovery
- 1810 by Aaron Higginbotham
- Publisher
- State of Tennessee, Department of Conservation and Commerce, Division of Geology
- Show Cave
- July 4th, 1956
- Coords Ref
- {{cite book
- Other Name
- Higgenbotham Cave, Henshaw Cave
- Entrance List
- Higginbotham Cave, Henshaw Cave, Onyx Curtain
- Photo Caption
- Cumberland Caverns - Three Chessmen
- Entrance Count
- 3