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Indian Echo Caverns is a historic show cave in Derry Township, Dauphin County near Hershey and Hummelstown, Pennsylvania in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The caverns were mentioned in an article by the Philadelphia Philosophical Society as early as the 1700s.
The cave (today known as Indian Echo Caverns) where William set up residence is located at the foot of a high bluff, or "palisades," at the head of a horseshoe bend on the Swatara Creek, approximately 6.2 miles (10.0 km) upstream from where it meets the Susquehanna River at Middletown.
Indian Echo Caverns, located one-half mile south of the borough limits, is one of the main attractions near Hummelstown. The caverns were originally used by the Susquehannock tribe, who lived and hunted in the nearby area until they vanished in the 1670s; it opened to the public in 1929.
Pennsylvania's small towns carry a charm all their own. Add to that the fun and educational aspect of touring something as cool as a cave or cavern, and you have yourself a terrific activity for ...
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Title page artwork from the first edition of The Pennsylvania Hermit, ca. 1838.Note William approaching on horseback, calling, "A pardon." Elizabeth Wilson (c. 1762 – January 3, 1786) was an American whose execution by hanging for the purported murder of her children in southeastern Pennsylvania during the immediate post-Revolutionary War period made her a folklore figure in the late ...
Indian Caverns was known about by European settlers from the late eighteenth century. From about 1816, it was one of several caves used as a hideout by the outlaw David Lewis until his death in 1820. The entrance and grounds were bought in 1928 by Harold Wertz, Sr., a local entrepreneur, and the cave was opened to the public on June 14, 1929.
Indian Echo Caverns, located 5 miles north of the borough limits, is one of the main attractions near Middletown. The caverns were originally used by the Susquehannock tribe, who lived and hunted in the nearby area until their population and authority was quickly decimated by the spread of infectious disease in the late 1670s, leading to their ...