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2. List of caves in Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   This is the most caves of any state, estimated to be around twenty percent of all caves in America. [1] The reason behind this is believed to be because Tennessee was once below a shallow ocean, where the bodies of ancient sea creatures built up over long periods of time to form limestone , the primary mineral required to form caves. [ 2 ]

3. Craighead Caverns - Wikipedia

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   Craighead Caverns is an extensive cave system located in between Sweetwater and Madisonville, Tennessee. It is best known for containing the United States ' largest and the world's second largest non- subglacial underground lake, The Lost Sea .

4. Lookout Mountain Caverns - Wikipedia

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   Lookout Mountain Caverns (Lookout Mountain Cave, or Lower Cave) is the second-longest known cave in Hamilton County, Tennessee. [ citation needed ] Its mapped length of 2.481 miles (3.993 kilometers) places it at 361st on the United States Long Caves List.

5. Cumberland Caverns - Wikipedia

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   Location: McMinnville, Tennessee, US: Coordinates: 1]: Length: 27.7 miles (45 km) [2]: Discovery: 1810 by Aaron Higgenbotham: Geology: Monteagle Limestone: Entrances: 3: List of entrances: Higgenbotham Cave, Henshaw Cave, Onyx Curtain: Access: restricted: Show cave opened: July 4th, 1956: Lighting: electric: Website: cumberlandcaverns.com: Cumberland Caverns is a national natural landmark and ...

6. List of caves in the United States - Wikipedia

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   33 Tennessee. 34 Texas. 35 Utah. 36 Vermont. 37 Virginia. ... Horse Cave also known as "Hidden River Cave" Lost River Cave; ... Secret Caverns; Stone Bridge Cave ...

7. Rumbling Falls Cave - Wikipedia

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   The cave contains the Rumble Room, the second largest cave chamber in the United States. [1] The room has an area of around 26,400 square meters, and is 110 meters high. Rumbling Falls is the 49th longest cave in the United States, with a total known length of 38.7 kilometers. [ 2 ]

8. List of archaeological sites in Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   The Holliston Mills site, a Mississippian town in Upper East Tennessee, is located on the north bank of the Holston River south of Kingsport in Hawkins County, Tennessee. The site was excavated by members of the Tennessee Archaeological Society between 1968 and 1972.

9. Forbidden Caverns - Wikipedia

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   Forbidden Caverns is a set of caverns and tourist attraction in Sevierville, Tennessee, near the Smoky Mountains. Flint from these caverns was used by the Eastern Woodland Indians to create arrowheads, knives, and scrapers. The cave also contains a large wall of rare cave onyx. In the early twentieth century, these caverns were used to make ...