General Information and Dates Flashcards
When was the property sold to Erwin Gilman and when did it open for tours?
Sold in 1929, open for tours in 1930
When did the limestone start forming and what was this part of PA?
500-600 million years ago during the cambrian period. PA was part of the ocean.
How many years ago did the cave start forming and who determines this?
250,000 & geologists.
What was discovered imbedded in flowstone and how old is it?
A subfossil of a snail and it dates back to around less than 10,000 years ago.
When was the crystal chapel designated as a nonsectarian chapel?
1949
When was the crystal chapel closed for weddings and christenings?
The last wedding was in september of 2009 and the last christening was in december of 2009
How long does flowstone take to form 1 inch?
Depending on variables, 100-1000 years
When were the brick and cement floorings completed?
In the early 1960s
As of ________ the balcony is closed to the public.
April 2010
How mant feet of the cave did the spelunkers measure and approximately how much of it do we use on our tour?
About 1969 feet, we use about 1200 feet. If you do the math there’s about 769 feet we do not explore.
How are phreatic tubes formed?
Water works its way up into a small crack and disolves the rock away at both sides.
How far up does the tube extend and how deep are we?
The phreatic tubes reach up about 30 ft and we are about 100 ft under ground
When was the cave used by local fraternities?
From about 1908 to 1917
When did the bootleggers use the cave as a hideout for their distribution operation?
1917
What year did spelunkers find artifacts left behind? List some of them.
In 1984, items consisted of a badly rusted baking soda can containing candle nubs, a few indian head pennies, a pen knife, an eye glass lens, buttons, a lead sinker, pencil nubs, matches, a screw, a BB, a doll, a change purse, and a wad of gum.
Fluorite is from:
Africa
Willemite is from:
New Jersey
Calcite is from:
Ohio
Tremolite is from:
New York
