Iowa Underground: A Guide to the State's Subterranean TreasuresTake a mysterious and fascinating tour through Iowa's underground treasures. This guide will reveal the state's subterranean attractions including show and wild caves, springs, mining sites and other geological and man-made sites. If you are a sport caver, a scientist, or curious tourist, this guide will give you all you need to know to begin exploring Iowa's underground world. IN THIS BOOK YOU'LL FIND - Detailed directions with helpful tips and precautions. - Descriptions of various lead- and coal-mining museums. - Fun stories and legends, including cave fairies, trolls, and ghost towns. - Additional information about Iowa's coal-mining past. - Facts about underground biological life. "A uniquely written perspective on the underground wonders of Iowa, by a premier Midwest cave historian." --Gary K. Soule, Speleo Historian and Trustee, American Spelean History Association |
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... nearby valleys by surface streams — the cave passages drained , entering a vadose ( air- filled ) phase . Speleothems ( cave formations ) such as dripstone ( sta- lactites and stalagmites ) and flowstone were deposited during this stage ...
... nearby valleys by surface streams — the cave passages drained , entering a vadose ( air- filled ) phase . Speleothems ( cave formations ) such as dripstone ( sta- lactites and stalagmites ) and flowstone were deposited during this stage ...
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... nearby . He also operated Glenwood Cave , nine miles east of Decorah , from 1931 to 1935. It featured a 1,200 - foot tour by boat — foreshadowing the boat tours at Spook Cave . In later years , under the moniker " Kegger Cave ...
... nearby . He also operated Glenwood Cave , nine miles east of Decorah , from 1931 to 1935. It featured a 1,200 - foot tour by boat — foreshadowing the boat tours at Spook Cave . In later years , under the moniker " Kegger Cave ...
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... nearby Spook Cave , opened Wompi Cave , billed as " Iowa's Deepest , " to the public , but it closed during World War II when he could no longer obtain gasoline for the elec- trical generator that powered the lights . The cave contained ...
... nearby Spook Cave , opened Wompi Cave , billed as " Iowa's Deepest , " to the public , but it closed during World War II when he could no longer obtain gasoline for the elec- trical generator that powered the lights . The cave contained ...
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Contents
Spook Cave Clayton County | 12 |
Crystal Lake Cave Dubuque County | 16 |
Wild caves | 20 |
Black Hawks Cave Allamakee County | 21 |
Bixby Ice Cave Clayton County | 23 |
Skull Cave Clinton County | 25 |
Backbone Cave Delaware County | 28 |
Black Hawk Spring and Cave Des Moines County | 31 |
Mines of Spain Recreation Area Dubuque County | 113 |
Coal Mines | 116 |
Appanoose County Historical and Coal Mining Museum Appanoose County | 120 |
Boone County Historical Center Boone County | 122 |
Madrid Historical Museum Boone County | 125 |
Jasper County Historical Museum Jasper County | 128 |
Brick School Museum Keokuk County | 131 |
John L Lewis Mining and Labor Museum Lucas County | 133 |
Starrs Cave State Preserve Des Moines County | 34 |
Catfish Cave Dubuque County | 37 |
White Pine Hollow State Preserve Dubuque County | 39 |
Brush Creek Canyon State Preserve Fayette County | 42 |
Duttons Cave Fayette County | 44 |
Talus Boulder Cave Fayette County | 46 |
Eldora Cave Hardin County | 49 |
Wildcat Cave Hardin County | 50 |
Frankenstein Cave Jackson County | 53 |
Maquoketa Caves State Park Jackson County | 55 |
Werdens Cave Jackson County | 61 |
Camp Wyoming Jones County | 64 |
Indian Bluff Cave Jones County | 67 |
Searryls Cave State Preserve Jones County | 70 |
Wapsipinicon State Park Jones County | 72 |
Mosquito Cave Linn County | 75 |
PalisadesKepler State Park Linn County | 77 |
Three Bridges Park Caves Marshall County | 80 |
Wildcat Den State Park Muscatine County | 83 |
Coldwater Spring State Preserve Winneshiek County | 86 |
Decorah Ice Cave Winneshiek County | 90 |
Dunnings Spring Park Winneshiek County | 95 |
Malanaphy Springs Cave and Waterfall Winneshiek County | 98 |
Troll Cave Winneshiek County | 101 |
Mining Museums | 104 |
Lead Mines | 106 |
Lead Crevice Dubuque County | 109 |
Lucas County Historical Museum Lucas County | 138 |
MekherDallas Coal Mining and Heritage Museum Marion County | 140 |
Monroe County Historical Museum Monroe County | 143 |
State Historical Society Polk County | 146 |
Ottumwa Coal Palace Wapello County | 149 |
Living Underground | 152 |
Northeast Iowa Cold Air Community Black Hawk County | 153 |
Bat Caves Clayton County | 157 |
Discovery Cave Ida County | 160 |
Rootscape Tunnel Jasper County | 163 |
Earth Lodges Mills County | 166 |
Subterranean Biome Polk County | 170 |
Secrets of the Cave Scott County | 173 |
Artificial Loess Cave Woodbury County | 176 |
Other Sites | 179 |
EOWATA Adair County | 180 |
Herbert Hoover Library and Museum Cedar County | 183 |
Old Brewery Art Gallery and Museum Clayton County | 187 |
Bertrand Museum Harrison County | 190 |
Harmon Tunnel Madison County | 193 |
Grotto of the Redemption Palo Alto County | 196 |
More Iowa Caving Opportunities | 201 |
Glossary of Caving and Mining Terms | 205 |
List of Resources | 211 |
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