Long Horn State Park
After visiting the other fascinating cavern we decided to visit another very different one. This cavern was created by water flowing through the limestone. It had already been discovered by 1900 but during the depression the Civilian Army Corp was developed by the government to work on many projects such as state parks. You had to be single, between 17 and 25 years old. You were paid 25.00 per month. $20.00 was sent to your family and you were given $5.00 for your spending money.
Developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930s, Longhorn Cavern State Park is a Texas Hill Country wonder, rich in human and geological history. The park’s centerpiece is Longhorn Cavern, a unique flow cave environment created over many years by the dissolving and cutting action of water on the limestone bedrock. Prehistoric creatures, colorful characters, and a healthy dose of Texas-sized folklore all play an important part in telling the unique story of Longhorn Cavern State Park.
In the center of this cave is a huge room about 75 feet across in any direction. They found skeletons of ancient animals, dating back thousands of years. The native Indians used these caves for a period and then were driven out by the white people. During the civil war ammunition was stored in them. In the 1920 there was a night club operated in them.
These caves have very smooth walls because they flood when ever there is prolonged period of rain.
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