United States, Georgia, Bartow County, 34.23786, -84.8405Smith, Marion O., 1942-20221942/2022Photocopy of typewritten report of newspaper notices from 1866 about the Blowing Cave of Georgia, focusing on its mysterious air currents. It includes excerpts from historic newspapers that include the New Orleans Picayune and Mobile Daily Times, which describe the cave’s location, features, and the public’s fascination with its fluctuating airflow. The text also reflects 19th-century interpretations of the cave’s phenomena and mentions possible identifications with CRI 250 (Blowing Cave) or CRI 56 (Guffy Hole). Sites mentioned: Blowing Cave (Ga.)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 history1866 Newspaper notices of the Blowing Cave of GeorgiaText