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Meramec Caverns is the collective name for a 4.6-mile (7.4 km) cavern system in the Ozarks, near Stanton, Missouri. [1] The caverns were formed from the erosion of large limestone deposits over millions of years. Pre-Columbian Native American artifacts have been found in the caverns.
Meramec State Park is a public recreation area located near Sullivan, Missouri, about 60 miles from St. Louis, along the Meramec River. [4] The park has diverse ecosystems such as hardwood forests and glades. There are over 40 caves located throughout the park, the bedrock is dolomite. The most famous is Fisher Cave, located near the campgrounds.
Meramec Conservation Area consists of 3,938 acres (15.94 km 2) in southern Franklin County, Missouri. It is located southeast of the town of Sullivan and bordered to the south by Missouri Route 185 and to the west by the Meramec River and Meramec State Park .
Dill had been in the business of caverns from a young age and had operated both the Fisher and Mushroom caves at Meramec State Park. He had also been responsible for the developing of the Saltpeter Cave into the now heavily commercialized Meramec Caverns. Riley, a retired teacher, had worked at both Meramec Caverns and Onondaga Cave. [6]
Stanton is an unincorporated community in southern Franklin County, Missouri, United States. [2] It lies on Interstate 44 at the junction with Missouri Supplemental Route W, which provides access to Meramec Caverns, located approximately two miles southeast along the Meramec River.
Sullivan is located on the Franklin-Crawford county line at the intersection of Interstate 44 and Missouri Route 185. The Meramec River flows through Meramec State Park just to the east of the city. [11] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.2 square miles (21.24 km 2), all land. [12]
Maramec Spring is located on the Meramec River near St. James in the east-central Ozarks of Missouri. The fifth largest spring in the state with an average discharge of 153 cubic feet (4.3 m 3 ) of water per second, it is part of a Karst topographical area , with many springs and caves.
The Meramec River (/ ˈ m ɛr ɪ m æ k /), sometimes spelled Maramec River (the original US mapping spelled it Maramec but later changed it to Meramec), is one of the longest free-flowing waterways in the U.S. state of Missouri, draining 3,980 square miles (10,300 km 2) [2] while wandering 218 miles (351 km) [3] from headwaters southeast of Salem to where it empties into the Mississippi River ...