United States, Alabama, Marshall County, Marshall, 34.36696, -86.30664Smith, Marion O., 1942-20221992Photocopy of typewritten report that recounts a cave exploration trip during 1994, in Marshall County, Alabama, after a planned survey of Bloody Elbow Cave was canceled. The team explored several Caves and sinkholes, including a small cave named MOS-HOW Cave and a high-level cave with notable air movement and geological features like ribbon formations and mud cracks. The narrative details the challenges of access, lighting, and terrain, as well as the use of climbing equipment to investigate deeper passages. Sites mentioned: Merrill Mountain (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 historyMore discoveries on Merrill MountainText