- Charles Town Cave
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Charles Town Cave Location Charles Town, West Virginia, USA Length 175 feet Discovery 1906 Geology Elbrook Limestone Number of entrances 1 Difficulty Easy Access Private property Charles Town Cave — also formerly known as Crystal Lake Cave and Lakeland Cave — is located in the center of Charles Town, West Virginia, USA. [1] The entrance is in the cellar of a bakery and leads down to a passage about 175 feet long to a large pool of clear water about 25 feet in diameter.
The cave was discovered accidentally in 1906 and was for a time developed as a commercial show cave.
References
Citations
- ^ Davies, William E. (1958), Caverns of West Virginia, 2nd edition, Volume XIX(A) of the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, Beckley, West Virginia: Biggs-Johnson-Withrow, pp 148.
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Coordinates: 39°17′27″N 77°51′33″W / 39.29083°N 77.85917°W
Categories:- Caves of West Virginia
- Limestone caves
- Geography of Jefferson County, West Virginia
- Eastern Panhandle geography stubs
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