Nickajack Cave was one of the largest saltpeter caves operated by the Confederate Nitre Bureau during the Civil War and, as such, was a highly strategic site, since saltpeter was the main ingredient of gunpowder.

Nickajack Cave formerly served as a refuge for Native Americans and a hideout for river pirates who preyed on travelers on the Tennessee River. During the Civil War, the cave was mined by both the Union and Confederate armies for saltpeter, an important ingredient used to …

2016年7月1日 · Then there is Nickajack Cave in Marion County near the Tennessee-Georgia border. Flooded by the Tennessee Valley Authority and largely overlooked by the historical community, it may be the most forgotten historical site in the state.

2019年6月3日 · Historic Nickajack Cave, partially flooded by its namesake lake, is considered to be biologically one of the most important caves in Tennessee. This is primarily because of the thousands of gray bats that inhabit it from late April through early October, with peak numbers being in June and July.

Nickajack Cave is one of Tennessee’s most significant ecological caverns, despite being half submerged by its eponymous lake. The thousands of gray bats that live there from late April to early October (with the highest concentrations in June and July) are primarily responsible for this.

2019年7月24日 · Just a short bit upstream from Nickajack Dam is a very large, partly flooded cave rich with history. Currently, you will find it to be a marvelous sight of nature in the late summer as tens of...

2021年1月6日 · Nickajack Lake in Tennessee offers stunning views and legendary partially-flooded caves, making it a prime spot for outdoor adventures. Tennessee is rife with beautiful lakes, rivers, and streams, but there's nowhere like Nickajack Lake when it …

On the evening of 15 August 1992, David Gant and a friend donned SCUBA gear and illegally entered Nickajack Cave in search of giant catfish. It was the beginning of an ordeal that would prove both nightmarish and miraculous for Gant.

2007年12月27日 · 5¼ miles southeast was the town of Nickajack or Anikusatiyi, destroyed by Ore's force, Sept. 14, 1794. The town occupied a space between the river and the cave in which was a storehouse for plunder. (A historical marker located in …

2024年6月2日 · Nickajack Cave offers one of the most unique and breathtaking natural displays you could witness. As dusk falls, tens of thousands of grey bats emerge from the cave, fluttering into the twilight to hunt for their evening meal.