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Tuckaleechee Caverns - Formations
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Cave formations are commonly known as cave onyx. It is a form of calcium carbonate which is the same material of which limestone is made. Its only value is the beauty it adds to the cave. It is brittle and will break like glass. The acid from the touch of one’s hand to cave onyx will destroy the gloss on it and make it dull and unattractive. This pressure is furnished by the ground as the solution seeps through and the coolness is furnished by the natural coolness of the earth. The rate of drip is an imp...
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Tuckaleechee Caverns - History
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According to legend, the Cherokee Indians knew of the Caverns and hid in them before the white man discovered them about 1850. All the Cherokees lived in this part of the nation until about 1840 when the United States forced them to move to Oklahoma in a bitter winter trip known as The Trail of Tears. Some refused to leave and eventually were granted land in western North Carolina at Cherokee. White Man Finds Caverns. Local women were reported to have taken their sewing and other chores which could be mo...
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