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In 1974, the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior designated Luray Caverns as a National Natural Landmark. [10] Luray Caverns is home to a commercial rope course and hedge maze. The maze contains 1,500 dark American arborvitae which create a one-half-mile (0.80 km) path for visitors. [11]
From the discovery of Luray Caverns in 1878 onward, the favorable attributes of the formations for creating musical tones were well known. One of the earliest references to performances of lithophone music in Luray Caverns comes from the tour led by co-discoverer Andrew Campbell for a group sent by the Smithsonian Institution in 1880. According ...
Trichopetalum whitei, common name Luray Caverns blind cave millipede, is a rare troglobitic (obligate cavernicolous) millipede of the upper Potomac River drainage in four Virginia counties and three West Virginia counties. It has been recorded from 12 caves across this range, including the Luray Caverns where it was first discovered and described.
Virginia’s Luray Caverns are the best kept East Coast secret. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in ...
Keyes was born in Luray, Virginia, the daughter of Charles Wesley Keyes and Mary Ela Zerkel Keyes. [1] [2] Her father was an accountant, and her mother was a singer.Her grandfather Lemuel Zerkel was superintendent of Luray Caverns, [3] and her uncle Lemuel F. Zerkel was U.S. Park Commissioner at Shenandoah National Park. [4]
There are at least 120 known caves in Carlsbad Caverns National Park. The only one open to the general public is Carlsbad Cavern. ... The latest conditions and closures can be found on the park ...
John Colter (c.1770–1775 – May 7, 1812 or November 22, 1813) was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806). Though party to one of the more famous expeditions in history, Colter is best remembered for explorations he made during the winter of 1807–1808, when he became the first known person of European descent to enter the region which later became Yellowstone National ...
At 185 feet above sea level Florida Caverns State Park has the only dry caves found in the state. ... Florida Caverns State Park is a 1,449-acre geologically unique and historically significant ...