United States, Alabama, Clay County, 33.26909, -85.86055United States, Alabama, Limestone County, SautaUnited States, Alabama, Morgan County, SautaSmith, Marion O., 1942-20221970-03Photocopy of typewritten report titled "Hurst Water Crawl and Adjacent Caves" provides a historical and exploratory account of the Hurst Water Crawl cave system in northwestern Dade County, Georgia. 1970 Exploration: Marion Smith and Dean Sisk, guided by Ken Pennington, relocated the cave with permission from landowner Joe Doyle. They found a six-foot-wide, three-and-a-half-foot-high passage leading to a stream crawl but did not explore further. 1984 Rediscovery: Smith returned with a large group, including members from Alabama and England, and rediscovered the "Gorge" entrance during a search for another cave. The entrance was not initially recognized. Sites mentioned: Hurst Mine (Ala.)image/jp2enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Explosives--AdditivesSaltpeterDiscovery and explorationSoldiersNamesVandalismIndependent scholarsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--GraffitiCavingSignatures (Writing)|Tourism--Moral and ethical aspectsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narrativesSaltpeter industry--HistoryGunpowder industryGuano industryNitratesCavesSpeleologyJournal of Spelean HistorySpeleologistsGeology, EconomicGraffitiGeotourismSustainable tourismUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Confederate States of AmericaConfederate States of America. Nitre and Mining BureauManufacturing industries--United States--History--19th centuryManufacturing industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th centuryMineral industries--United States--History--19th centuryMineral industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th centurySaltpeter industry--United StatesGunpowder--United StatesNitrogen industries--United StatesSaltpeter industry--Confederate States of AmericaGunpowder--Confederate States of AmericaNitrogen industries--Confederate States of AmericaBats--ManureGuanoLocal historyHurst Water Crawl and adjacent cavesText