Why Is It Important?
Rich diversity of animal wildlife
During the war of 1812 the cave was mined for nitrates which were used to make gunpowder
Enslaved African Americans did most of the mining
Worlds longest cave system
Rich diversity of animal wildlife
During the war of 1812 the cave was mined for nitrates which were used to make gunpowder
Enslaved African Americans did most of the mining
Worlds longest cave system