Cumberland Caverns

Description:

**Cumberland Caverns** describes the history of this commercial cave from it's discovery in 1810 by Aaron Higgenbotham, it's use as a saltpeter mine during either the War of 1812 and/or the Civil War, early exploration by local residents in the 1800s, more intense exploration in the 1900s, and finally it's development into a commercial cave in 1956. The First Edition of this book was published by the National Speleological Society in 1989 and was in a 5 X 8 inch format. A Second Edition was published by Greyhound Press in 2005 in a larger, 8.5 X 11 inch format which greatly enhanced the 14 detailed maps in the book. Additional photographs were also added at this time. A Third Edition was published in 2010 and this edition contains 30 new photographs, 14 in Full Color, and is available in both Softbound and Hardbound. This book is available online from the National Speleological Society's Bookstore, at the Cumberland Caverns Gift Shop, from Amazon.com and from other sources.

subjects: Civil War,  History,  War of 1812,  caves,  saltpeter,  saltpeter mining

People: Aaron Higgenbotham,  Larry E. Matthews,  Roy Davis,  Standiford (Tank) Gorin

Places: Cumberland Caverns,  Cumberland Caverns (Tenn.),  Henshaw Cave,  Higgenbotham Cave,  Tennessee

Times: 1810 - 2010