Pennsylvania Caves & Other Rocky Roadside Wonders

by Kevin Patrick

Overview

• Features Last River Caverns, Crystal Cave, Indian Echo Caverns, Woodward Cave, Penn's Cave, Indian Caverns, Lincoln Caverns, Coral Caverns, and Laurel Caverns and includes ice mines, coal mines, boulder fields, and rock cities
• Detailed history of each cave
• Legends and local lore of many features and sites

A roadside travel guide to and history of Pennsylvania's nine commercial caves and a wealth of other geographical sites within the state.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811726320
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	09/13/2004
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kevin Patrick is Professor of Geography at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, has worked as a consultant for the National Park Service, and has led dozens of commercial landscape trips through New Jersey and other parts of the country. He is the author of Pennsylvania Caves and coauthor with Brian Butko and Kyle Weaver of Diners of Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	vii
1	Pennsylvania Geology, Caves, and the Grand Staircase	1
2	Pennsylvania Rocks, and How They Got That Way	13
	If All of Time Were the Pennsylvania Turnpike	15
3	Rock Plus Hole Equals Cave	25
	Great Valley Caves	32
	Appalachian Ridge and Valley Caves	41
	Ordovician Caves	47
	Devonian Caves	62
	Allegheny Plateau Caves	67
	Imagination Formations	73
4	Pennsylvania's Early Cave Discoveries	83
	Studying Caves	90
	Cave Dwellers	93
5	Railroad-Era Caves	97
6	Show Caves in the Early Auto Age	107
	The State's First Auto-Age Show Cave: Onyx Cave	110
	Penn's Cave in the Auto Age	112
	Woodward Cave	113
	Hipple, Seawra, Alexander, Indian, Indian Echo, Lost River, Veiled Lady, and Coral Caves	118
	Depression-Era Cave Closures and Survivors	140
	New Depression-Era Show Caves: Lincoln and Baker	144
	Failed Attempts at Creating Show Caves	150
7	Caves, Kids, and Modern Mass Tourism	153
	Postwar Caves Lost and Found: Tytoona, Harlansburg, Baker, Alexander, Whisper Rocks, and Laurel	159
	Handing Over the Reins	166
	The Next Generation	169
8	Other Rocky Roadside Wonders	177
	Profile Rocks	177
	Balanced Rocks	182
	Boulder Fields	184
	Potholes	190
	Rock Cities	191
	Cold Air Cave	198
	Ice Mines	201
	Tourist Coal Mines	207
9	Confessions of a Flashlight Spelunker	217
	Fading Show Caves	223
	Visitor Information	225
	Closed Show Caves	231
	Bibliography	233
	Index	243

Editorial Reviews

Crystal Cave, Indian Echo Caverns, Woodward Cave, Last River Caverns, Penn's Cave, Laurel Caverns: Pennsylvania contains numerous caves, nine of which are commercial sites. Kevin Patrick's Pennsylvania Caves & Other Rocky Roadside Wonders provides an entertaining introduction to the history, legends, and folklore related to these sites. This handy roadside guide also covers the state's ice mines, coal mines, boulder fields, and rock cities.