United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026Smith, Marion O., 1942-20221942/2022Photocopy of typewritten report titled "Saltpeter Miners of Corn Creek Cave, Alabama" provides a historical account of saltpeter mining during the Civil War at Corn Creek Cave, also known at the time as Wheeler Cave. The cave was referred to as Wheeler Cave, likely named after a local family. N.J. Borin mined saltpeter there from March 31, 1863, to August 17, 1864 and supplied saltpeter to Confederate Nitre Bureau officers in various Alabama locations. Workers such as Ezekiel Jones and John Foster were hired to assist in the mining operations. Sites mentioned: Corn Creek Cave (Ala.)Wheeler Cave (Ala.)image/jp2enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/MinersExplosives--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 historySaltpeter miners of Corn Creek Cave, AlabamaText