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03242aam a2200361Ii 4500 001 99DF0776FFE911EBB6EAFDEE22ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210818010020 008 190909t20192019aluab b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1680440128 020 $a 9781680440126 035 $a (OCoLC)1117709831 040 $a TNS $b eng $e rda $c TNS $d OCLCF $d UWT $d TKN $d WVU $d SOI $d EAU $d MNN $d NUI $d SILO 043 $a n-us-tn 050 4 $a GB605.T2 $b M389 2019 100 1 $a Matthews, Larry E., $e author. 245 10 $a Caves of the Highland Rim / $c Larry E. Matthews ; featuring photographs by Bob Biddix. 264 1 $a Huntsville, Alabama : $b National Speleological Society, Inc., $c [2019] 300 $a vii, 290 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; $c 29 cm 520 $a "Nashville, Tennessee sits in a geographic basin known as the Nashville Basin. As you leave this basin, in any direction you go you rise nearly 300 feet onto a feature known as the Highland Rim. The escarpment for this feature exposes several layers of thick-bedded limestone which are well-suited for the development of caves. Outstanding among these layers is the Bigby-Cannon Limestone. This book describes several dozen of the larger and more interesting caves developed in this Highland Rim. Some of these caves were explored in prehistoric times by the Indians. Others were used by the early pioneers for the production of saltpeter, the main ingredient of gunpowder. Modern exploration began in earnest in the 1950s and continues today. This is the story of the exploration of these caves, told in the words of the original explorers and surveyors wherever possible. Caves of the Highland Rim is lavishly illustrated with 265 maps and photographs. Come along for thrilling tales of exploration and adventure"-- $c Back cover. 500 $a "Book design by Under Earth Images, www.underearth.us" --Back cover. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Section I: West, north, and northeast section: Davidson, Dickson, Smith, and Sumner counties -- John Fisher Cave -- Junkyard Cave -- Mason Cave -- Piper Cave -- Ruskin Cave -- Section II: East section: Cannon, Coffee, and De Kalb counties -- Blowhole Cave -- Cripps Mill Cave -- Espey Cave -- Haws Spring Cave -- Henpeck Mill Cave -- Indian Grave Point Cave -- Pleasant Ridge Cave -- Prospect Hill Cave -- Robinson Ridge Saltpeter Cave -- Short Mountain's Pits -- Section III: Southeast and south section: Bedford, Lewis, Maury, and Moore counties -- Bishop Cave -- DePriest Branch Cave -- Godwin Cave -- Jack Daniels Cave -- Section IV: Conclusions -- Saltpeter mining in the caves of the Highland Rim -- The biology of the caves of the Highland Rim -- The geology of the caves of the Highland Rim -- Epilogue. 650 0 $a Caves $z Tennessee. 650 0 $a Speleology $z Tennessee. 650 7 $a Caves. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00849907 650 7 $a Speleology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01129489 651 7 $a Tennessee. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01205353 710 2 $a National Speleological Society, $e issuing body. 700 1 $a Biddix, Bob, $e photographer. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317021352.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=99DF0776FFE911EBB6EAFDEE22ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search