Dunbar Cave - The Showplace of the South
Contributors: G. Thomas Rea, Editor
Publisher: National Speleological Society
Published: May 25, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 145
ISBN-13: 9781879961227
First sentence: Archeological investigations both inside and outside of Dunbar Cave indicate that the cave was used by some of the first humans to inhabit Tennessee.
Description: This book provides a complete hisotry of Dunbar Cave from prehistoric use by American Indians, through early use by White settlers, saltpeter mining to produce gunpowder, and the commercial use of the cave as a tourist attraction.
Notes: This book includes a Guide To Place Names, a Glossary, and a very thorough Index.
Table of contents: label: 1
title: Native Americans
pagenum: 9; label: 2
title: Early Settlers
pagenum: 13; label: 3
title: Saltpeter Mining
pagenum: 17; label: 4
title: Early Commercialization
pagenum: 21; label: 5
title: Legends, Rumors, and Outright Lies
pagenum: 29; label: 6
title: Honkey Tonk Days
pagenum: 35; label: 7
title: My First Visit To Dunbar Cave
pagenum: 41; label: 8
title: Fallout Shelter
pagenum: 43; label: 9
title: State Natural Area
pagenum: 45; label: 10
title: The Indiana Connection
pagenum: 51; label: 11
title: Modern Exploration
pagenum: 55; label: 12
title: The River Styx
pagenum: 61; label: 13
title: Roy Woodard
pagenum: 63; label: 14
title: Signature Rock
pagenum: 67; label: 15
title: Watts Trail
pagenum: 73; label: 16
title: The Domino Room
pagenum: 77; label: 17
title: Portal to Portal - Dunbar to W oodard
pagenum: 81; label: 18
title: So Many Caves, So Little Time
pagenum: 83; label: 19
title: Double Dead Dog Drop
pagenum: 89; label: 20
title: The Dead Dog Connection
pagenum: 93; label: 21
title: Dunbar Cave Rocks!
pagenum: 97; label: 22
title: What Lurks Below?
pagenum: 99; label: 23
title: Epilogue
pagenum: 103