The
exploration, use, and commercial development of nine Chattanooga-area
caves is a very interesting story. Learn how for 8,000 years, the caves
were used by the Cherokees until their relocation in 1838; how settlers
explored and used these caves; how the caves were mined for saltpeter,
the main ingredient of gunpowder, during both the War of 1812 and the
Civil War; how Nickajack Cave was the most visited cave during the
Civil War. Read never-before-published stories of fascinating
discoveries deep inside Lookout Mountain. Be amazed by the Great Cave
Hoax of 1927.
Larry E. Matthews 2007 978-1-879961-27-2 198 pages, softbound