Virtual Real Estate Solutions : Relocating to Crossville ? Come and explore the Cumberland Caverns...Your cave awaits you !

Relocating to Crossville ? Come and explore the Cumberland Caverns...Your cave awaits you !

                   CUMBERLAND CAVERNS is one of the most extensive caves known in Tennessee.

                                 

Aaron Higgenbotham, a surveyor, discovered Higgenbotham Cave in 1810.  Venturing into the cave alone, he was trapped for three days on a high ledge when his torch went out.  According to local legend, when a rescue party reached him, his hair had turned white.

                                                  

Shortly after the close of the Civil War someone explored for over a mile in Higgenbotham Cave and discovered a huge avenue, 60 ft. wide, 10 ft. high, and 2000 ft. long--the "Ten Acre Room."  The name "Shelah Waters" and the date "1869" are inscribed on the walls in candle smoke or scratched into the rock in many rather remote areas.  This is the oldest name and date in the cave.  Higgenbotham Cave is mentioned in old histories of Warren County as a local attraction, and Thomas L. Bailey in "Resources of Tennessee" first described it in print for 1918.

Members of the National Speleological Society began exploration of Higgenbotham Cave in 1945.  A new entrance was discovered in 1950, only 240 yards from the historic entrance.  It is reached only by crawling through a tight hole chipped in a curtain of flowstone; it was called the "Onyx Curtain Entrance."

                                   

Gypsum deposits of profusion and beauty were encountered in this area, which contains seven miles of passages. Development of portions of the system, including the Henshaw Cave and the Ten Acre Room, was undertaken in 1955, and the name changed at that time to "Cumberland Caverns." 

Gift Shop :

The Cumberland Caverns Gift Shop has a souvenier for everyone. From Gem Stones to T-Shirts. Open all year long you can bring home a piece of history...

Gem Mine :

Cumberland Caverns' Lowdown Dirty gem mine offers fun for all ages. Miners can purchase
bags of pre-mixed gem sand in the gift shop or in the cave. Each bag is a winner. They all contain many semi-precious stones from around the world. 

Highlights :

  • 400 seat Ballroom for Weddings / Parties 
  • Caves are 500 feet underground
  • Constant temperature of 56 degrees historic
  • Saltpeter artifacts
  • Gleaming pools
  • A waterfall
  • "God of the Mountain"

Tours :

Daily Tours Group and Bus Tours Overnight/Adventure Tours Educational Tours Banquets and Weddings

     Courtesy of Melissa Grant, Affiliate Broker, Third Tennessee Realty and Associates,  931-484-4173

Crossville TN Real Estate

                

 

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9 comments • Melissa Grant Virtual Assistant • February 23 2008 09:13AM

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This is a great place to visit Melissa.  I explored the caves at one point but don't think I will be cave diving again too claustraphobic for me, lol.
Posted by Linda Futral about 4 years ago
Melissa~TN offers so much beauty and many amazing sites to see. This is a wonderful post and look at you, your call out buttons are wonderful too. Enjoy your weekend my friend and many blessings to you.
Posted by Julie Neerings~Lifting Hearts ♥ Building Dreams~ (Agent Referral) about 4 years ago
Sounds like an intersting spot...coming from Florida where it is flat!
Posted by Gary L Waters PLLC- Broker Associate Realtor® Melbourne Viera Rockledge FL (Century 21 Baytree Realty, 1211 Admiralty Blvd, Rockledge) about 4 years ago
Some stunning shots of the caves Melissa - I've always had a geological interest, growing up in the Dinosaur country of  Alberta 'Badlands'. The earth is an amazing place!
Posted by Deborah Pearce (Styling, Staging, Sales and Business. ) about 4 years ago
Melissa, I have to say that the only caves that I have ever been through were in the Mayan Ruins in Mexico. Even those really were not caves. This is a great thing to post about.
Posted by Danny Thornton (R & D Management) about 4 years ago
I love this Melissa. I love caverns and caves. I've visited a few in Tennessee but have never been to this one. Your pics are beautiful too. Is that a chandelier they hang in the cave? I was in one huge cave and they turned off the lights to show us total darkness. EEEwwwww. Scary. Later in the rain~Deb
Posted by Deb Brooks, Lake Conroe Real Estate, 936-661-2624 about 4 years ago

These caves look and sound lovely but I'm not sure about going in there. Are there bats flying around?

Posted by Judy Tuscano, NH Real Estate Professional (Prudential Verani Realty) about 4 years ago
Caves are facinating and other worldly. We get to see them with electric lighting. Can you imagine what it was like for the first cave explorers who had only burning torches to light their way?
Posted by Rosario Lewis, GRI, SRES ~ DDR Realty, Orange County, NY (DDR Realty) about 4 years ago
I've been in those caves!  You're making me miss the hills again!!!  Good job on the post.  Nice photos.
Posted by Jan Evett Panama City Beach, FL (Ryan Properties) about 4 years ago

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