WV-008 Organ Cave

Marker text: ORGAN CAVE
In this cave, whose beautiful natural formations have long been known, salt petre was manufactured before 1835. When war broke out between the states in 1861, it was a source of powder supply for General Lee's army.

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Location: US 219 (northbound) at junction with SR 63 and Hokes Mill Road (CR 62), Greenbrier County, West Virginia

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