Clarksville Cave Explained

Clarksville Cave is a cave in Clarksville, Albany County, New York.

Clarksville Cave is a horizontal cave system with 4800feet of passage and three entrances.[1]

History

The history of Clarksville Cave is one of the longest of any cave in New York.[2] The earliest known petroglyph found in the cave is from 1811, and a letter describing the cave was written by Teunis Houghtaling in 1818.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clarksville Cave. Northeastern Cave Conservancy. 2011-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726205944/http://www.necaveconservancy.org/preserves/clarksville_preserve.php. 2011-07-26. dead.
  2. Web site: Clarksville Cave Management Plan . Northeastern Cave Conservancy . 2011-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726210038/http://www.necaveconservancy.org/preserves/files/management_plans/Clarksville_Management_Plan.pdf . 2011-07-26 . dead .
  3. Web site: History of the Property . Northeastern Cave Conservancy . 2011-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726210038/http://www.necaveconservancy.org/preserves/files/management_plans/Clarksville_Management_Plan.pdf . 2011-07-26 . dead .

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