- Collection:
- Marion O. Smith Papers
- Title:
- The discovery and first descent of Incredible Pit, Ellison's Cave, Georgia
- Creator:
- Smith, Marion O., 1942-
- Date of Original:
- 1969
- Subject:
- Explosives--Additives
Saltpeter
Discovery and exploration
Soldiers
Names
Vandalism
Independent scholars
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Graffiti
Caving
Signatures (Writing)|Tourism--Moral and ethical aspects
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Saltpeter industry--History
Gunpowder industry
Guano industry
Nitrates
Caves
Speleology
Journal of Spelean History
Speleologists
Geology, Economic
Graffiti
Geotourism
Sustainable tourism
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America. Nitre and Mining Bureau
Manufacturing industries--United States--History--19th century
Manufacturing industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th century
Mineral industries--United States--History--19th century
Mineral industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th century
Saltpeter industry--United States
Gunpowder--United States
Nitrogen industries--United States
Saltpeter industry--Confederate States of America
Gunpowder--Confederate States of America
Nitrogen industries--Confederate States of America
Bats--Manure
Guano
Local history - People:
- Smith, Marion O., 1942-
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- field notes
photocopies
facsimiles (reproductions)
notes (documents)
research notes
graffiti (casual notations)
cave paintings
rock engravings
drawings (visual works)
rock paintings
rock drawings - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Photocopy of handwritten report "THE DISCOVERY AND FIRST DESCENT OF INCREDIBLE PIT, ELLISON'S CAVE, GEORGIA."Here, Smith describes exchanging letters with Richard Schreiber, a T.A.G. (Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia) caver. In Georgia, Schreiber discovered Ellison's Cave and estimated its depth at 800 feet. Later, he found another nearby cave named Incredible Pit, noted for its depth and formations. Sites mentioned: Ellison's Cave (Ga.)
Incredible Pit (Ga.) - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dade-ga-hs_msp_c36-43
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dade-ga-hs_msp_c36-43#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dade-ga-hs_msp_c36-43/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 8 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Dade County Ga. Historical Society
- Rights:
-
