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  2. Jenolan Caves - Wikipedia

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    The Jenolan Caves are listed on the Australian National Heritage List. [9] On 25 June 2004 Jenolan Caves Reserve (excluding the caves) were listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register with the following inscription: [1] [10] Jenolan Caves Reserve is of state significance for its historical, aesthetic, research and rarity values.

  3. Prehistory of West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Prehistory of West Virginia spans ancient times until the arrival of Europeans in the early 17th century. [1] Hunters ventured into West Virginia's mountain valleys and made temporary camp villages since the Archaic period in the Americas.

  4. John Wesley Powell - Wikipedia

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    Powell served as the second Director of the United States Geological Survey, a post he held from 1881 to 1894.This photograph dates from early in his term of office. John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902) [1] was an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural ...

  5. Six Foot Track - Wikipedia

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    The Six Foot Track is a long hiking trail in New South Wales, Australia that stretches from Katoomba to Jenolan Caves. It was originally a bridle trail for horse from Katoomba to the Caves, and is now a walking trail of 44.3 kilometres (27.5 mi). It has a steep descent at first as it traverses Nellie's Glen, and ascends when it reaches Black Range.

  6. Geology of West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Geologic Map of West Virginia. West Virginia's geologic history stretches back into the Precambrian, and includes several periods of mountain building and erosion. At times, much of what is now West Virginia was covered by swamps, marshlands, and shallow seas, accounting for the wide variety of sedimentary rocks found in the state, as well as its wealth of coal and natural gas deposits.

  7. Paleontology in West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Paleontology in West Virginia refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of West Virginia. West Virginia's fossil record begins in the Cambrian . From that time through the rest of the early Paleozoic , the state was at least partially submerged under a shallow sea.

  8. ‘West Virginia Boys’ move a literal mountain to build a road ...

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    Coal miners from West Virginia – whom locals have lovingly dubbed the “West Virginia Boys” – moved a mountain in just three days to reopen a 2.7-mile stretch of Highway 64 between Bat Cave ...

  9. List of caves in the United States - Wikipedia

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    39 West Virginia. 40 Wisconsin. 41 Wyoming. 42 See also. 43 References. 44 External links. ... Hubbard's Cave; Lookout Mountain Caverns; Lost Cove Cave; Nickajack Cave;