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Luray Caverns, previously Luray Cave, is a cave just west of Luray, Virginia, United States, which has drawn many visitors since its discovery in 1878. The cavern system is adorned with speleothems such as columns, mud flows, stalactites , stalagmites , flowstone , and mirrored pools.
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.
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Bat Cave; Carter Caves State Park; Cascade Caverns; Colossal Cavern; Diamond Caverns; Eleven Jones Cave; Fisher Ridge Cave System; Glover's Cave; Goochland Cave; Great Onyx Cave; Great Saltpetre Cave; Horse Cave also known as "Hidden River Cave" Lost River Cave; Mammoth Cave; Martin Ridge Cave System; Oligo-Nunk Cave System
Kenneth R. Plum (November 3, 1941 – ) is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. George Quaintance (June 3, 1902 – November 8, 1957) was an artist from Page County, Virginia. Henry Ruffner (January 16, 1790 – December 17, 1861) was an educator and Presbyterian minister, who served as president of Washington College (now Washington ...
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This is a list of caves of the world that have articles or that are properly cited. They are sorted by continent and then country. They are sorted by continent and then country. Caves which are in overseas territories on a different continent than the home country are sorted by the territory's continent and name.