Organ Cave

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Organ Cave is an extensive limestone cavern system in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, known for its historical significance and impressive underground formations.

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Organ Cave canonical 4

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cave system ⓘ
limestone cave ⓘ
show cave ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designation National Natural Landmark ⓘ
designationYear 1973 ⓘ
ecosystemType subterranean ecosystem ⓘ
formationProcess karst dissolution ⓘ
geologicalFormation limestone ⓘ
geologicPeriodOfRock Mississippian ⓘ
hasAccessibility seasonal tours ⓘ
hasConservationConcern preservation of historical resources ⓘ
protection of cave ecosystem ⓘ
hasEntranceCount multiple entrances ⓘ
hasFauna bats ⓘ
cave-adapted invertebrates ⓘ
hasFeature flowstone ⓘ
large chambers ⓘ
stalactites ⓘ
stalagmites ⓘ
underground passages ⓘ
hasHistoricalUse gunpowder production ⓘ
hasMappingStatus extensively mapped ⓘ
hasOwnership privately owned ⓘ
hasResearchUse archaeological studies ⓘ
biological studies ⓘ
geological studies ⓘ
hasSurveyedLength over 40 miles ⓘ
knownFor extensive cavern system ⓘ
historical significance ⓘ
impressive underground formations ⓘ
locatedIn Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Greenbrier County, West Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ
managedAs tourist attraction ⓘ
near Lewisburg, West Virginia ⓘ
offers guided tours ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf Greenbrier Valley karst region ⓘ
rankInUSByLength one of the longer caves in the United States ⓘ
rankInWestVirginiaByLength one of the longest caves in West Virginia ⓘ
recognizedAs National Natural Landmark ⓘ
region eastern United States ⓘ
tourismType geotourism ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
usedDuring American Civil War ⓘ
usedFor saltpeter mining ⓘ

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