Record #:

44252

Author(s):

Kane, Katie

Abstract:

Located about 2,400 feet beneath Humpback Mountain in McDowell County, Linville Caverns were discovered by two fishermen in 1822 trying to figure out how trout were swimming into solid rock. During the Civil War, the caverns provided refuge for deserting Confederate and Union solders. In 1884, Thomas Edison sent an expedition to locate platinum but never located any.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 92 Issue 5, October 2024, p17-18, il

Subject(s):

Marion--Description and travel; McDowell County--Description and travel; Linville Caverns