| Cave-in-Rock State Park, Illinois, USA | |
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| IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) | |
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| Location | Hardin County, Illinois, USA |
| Nearest city | Elizabethtown, Illinois |
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| Area | 204 acres (0. A Natural Monument is a natural/cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Hardin County is a County located in the US state of Illinois. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Elizabethtown is a village in Hardin County, Illinois, along the Ohio River. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U 83 km²) |
| Established | 1929 |
| Governing body | Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
Cave-in-Rock State Park is an Illinois state park on 204 acres (0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR is a Cabinet-level department of the state government of Illinois. Overview Illinois has a wide variety of state owned and administered Protected areas state parks state forests state recreation areas state fish and wildlife areas 83 km²) in Hardin County, Illinois in the United States. Hardin County is a County located in the US state of Illinois. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The state park contains the historic Cave-in-Rock, a landmark of the Ohio River. The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. It is maintained by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR is a Cabinet-level department of the state government of Illinois.
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Geology
The Cave-in-Rock was worn into the sandstone bluffs of the Ohio by river floods, especially during the meltoff following the Wisconsin ice age. "Last glacial" redirects here For the period of maximum glacier extent during this time see Last Glacial Maximum The last glacial period It is not a karstland cavern like Mammoth Cave in nearby Kentucky; it is a wide, obvious, 55 feet (16. Karst topography is a landscape shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble Bedrock, usually Carbonate rock such as Limestone Mammoth Cave National Park is a US National Park in central Kentucky, encompassing portions of Mammoth Cave the longest Cave system known in the The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. 8 m) wide tunnel leading a short distance into the sandstone bluff.
History
Cave-in-Rock was known and used for thousands of years by the Native Americans. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States It was mapped and named in 1729 by the French explorer de Lery, who named it the caverne dans le Roc. This name, translated directly into English, is the name the cave bears to this day.
During the 1790s and first decade of the 1800s, Cave-in-Rock reached the height of its notoriety. Flatboats carrying farm produce from Kentucky, Ohio, and southern Indiana began to float down the Ohio River towards the marketplace in New Orleans. A Flatboat is a rectangular boat with a flat bottom and square ends used to transport Freight and passengers on inland Waterways The flatboat could be any New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana As a known Ohio River landmark, the cave was a landmark of this dangerous journey. Al least twice during this 20-year period the cave became a hideout for notorious bandits that preyed upon the lawless river commerce. This is about the television program Bandit as a general term refers to Outlaw.
Later in the 1800s, Cave-in-Rock was tamed by settlers who formed the river town of Cave-in-Rock, Illinois near the cave. Cave-In-Rock is a village in Hardin County, Illinois, United States. The town survives to this day. It became the site of a river ferry, adjacent to the state park, that crosses the Ohio River from Illinois Route 1 to Kentucky Route 91 across the river. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and Illinois Route 1 is a state highway in the US state of Illinois. [1]
State park
In 1929, the state of Illinois acquired the cave and began to glue together small parcels of land to form the current park. The completed park stretches from the river's edge to the top of the adjacent 60 feet (18. 3 m) tall bluff. The state park is maintained by IDNR for Ohio River access, camping, and hiking, including hikes to the historic cave.
References
- ^ (1991) Illinois Atlas and Gazetteer. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping. ISBN 0-89933-213-7.
External links
- Cave-in-Rock - State Park. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR is a Cabinet-level department of the state government of Illinois. Retrieved on 2007-04-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
- USGS. The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. "United States Geological Survey Topographic Map, USGS CAVE-IN-ROCK (KY) Quad", TopoZone. Retrieved on 2007-04-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
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