Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
November 6, 1806
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 18
Notes:
This collection of limestone rock (calcite) may have come from what is now known as Butler Cave-Breathing Cave, in Bath Co., Va., which became a National Natural Landmark in 1973. It includes two major cave systems that contain a 40-foot waterfall, a natural bridge, unusually fine "floating" crystalline formations, and an underground lake. Madison Cave is near the town of Grottoes, Va.
