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unusual facts about Big Bone Cave


Big Bone Cave

The state of Tennessee closed all state-owned caves to exploration and visitation in 2009 to quell the spread of White nose syndrome, a disease that affects only bats.



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Bone Cave, Tennessee

Big Bone Cave was named for the discovery of a giant ground sloth skeleton in 1811 during the mining of cave dirt to be processed for saltpeter.