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NATURAL STONE BRIDGE AND CAVES PARK
Information
| Name: | NATURAL STONE BRIDGE AND CAVES PARK |
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| Name original: | NATURAL STONE BRIDGE AND CAVES PARK |
| Type of member: | Full member |
| Country: | USA |
| State / Region: | New York |
| Town / City: | Pottersville, New York 12860 |
| Number of visitors: | 32000 / per year |
| Phone: | +1 (518) 494 7190 |
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| Fax: | + 1 (518) 494 7979 |
| E-mail: | gbeckler@frontiemet.net |
| Web: | www.stonebridgeandcaves.com |
Member's caves
Natural Stone Bridge and Caves
country: USA
Young cave system formed from melting glaciers during the last ice age 10-13,000 years ago. Bedrock is 1.2 billion years old marble, with a large cave entrance (51 x 10 meter) known as the Stone Bridge as you can walk over the river on top of the cave. Most of cave system is underwater, but several surface caves have been surveyed, including Noisy Cave with a waterfall.