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The caves were identified as important Aboriginal camping places early in the historic period, and were excavated in the late 1970s by Harry Lourandos, [1] revealing stratified deposits in the floor of 11,300 years old, along with shell midden deposits and earth ovens over 11,000 years old.
The cave and 6.8 acres (28,000 m 2) encompassing the sinkhole and cave entrance are owned by a private conservancy organization.This organization is composed of volunteers who monitor the condition of the cave, remove garbage and graffiti, conduct research, and work with the police to deter people from gathering at the cave to drink, use drugs, vandalize, etc.
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The Meadowcroft Rockshelter is an archaeological site which is located near Avella in Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania. [4] The site is a rock shelter in a bluff overlooking Cross Creek (a tributary of the Ohio River), and contains evidence that the area may have been continually inhabited for more than 19,000 years.
Penn's Cave, located just east of Centre Hall, is an all water limestone cave and wildlife center unique in the United States. For centuries the few dry rooms above the water were used as shelter by Native Americans and European trappers; in 1885 the cave was officially opened as a show cavern and the nearby Penn's Cave Hotel was opened the ...
Conestoga Wagons rumbled by on the “great road” (today, 202), en route to mills and ports, including those in the new town of Wilmington, stopping for rest and refreshment at the taverns that stood at each intersection of Beaver Valley and the Great Road – The Nine Ton in Pennsylvania and another in Delaware.” [7]
Gaige’s Cave is located 15 yards from Red Clay Creek on Mt. Cuba Road, Hockessin. It is not known if the Gaige’s Cave has been surveyed or officially recognized by any known geological publications. The name of the cave derives from the local who first documented it around 2020. The cave is small and is only approximately 15 feet deep.
Harlansburg is an unincorporated community located in Scott Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of the city of New Castle. The community is the home of the Harlansburg Station Transportation Museum [1] and the Harlansburg cave, reputedly the longest cave in Pennsylvania. [2]