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Show Cave of Historic Interest Harrlgouburg, Vb. Anolher beautiful beauti-ful underground world the Blue Grottoes, Grot-toes, the caverns used In part by soldiers sol-diers of the Civil wur as a hiding place and camping site and on the walls ot which arc Inscribed the names of thousands thou-sands of Confederate and Cnlon warriors war-riors from Ohio, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Illi-nois, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginiawas Vir-giniawas formally opened by Col B. T. Brown and his son, Maj, Edward M. Brown, who have spent more than tlUMKH) In developing this cave. The opening of the Blue Grottoes makes six caverns In operation In the limestone country of the Shenandoah valley. More than tl,UN).(KH) hnve been spent In developing these caverns cav-erns for sightseeing purposes and It Is known that $.'.(HM).(HHl has been re fused for them from northern capitalists capital-ists seeking to operate the group as one chain. The Blue Grottoes was developed by the Brown Interests, which htve expended ex-pended more than ll.UUU.tKH) Id developing devel-oping the Endless Caverns near New Market the Natural Chimneys and Sapphire Tool near Mount Solon. Vs. Chief Interest In Blue Grotti es centers cen-ters around the thousands of names of Civil war soldiers which are Inscribed upon Its walls and which can easily be read today. The caverns also have the varl-colored formation peculiar to places of this kind and which are formed by drops of water through limestone formations extending over thousands of years. The caverns are locuted eight miles north of Harrisonburg Harrison-burg on the Valley pike and run under a huge limestone knoll on the Moore farm. During the Civil war both Confederate Confed-erate and Union soldiers made part of these CHvernt, running hack under the knoll, a hiding place and a camping site, especially In stormy weather. The mouth of the cave was large enough for many horses to enter. In fact the first opening was used as a stable for horses. The soldiers would go back further Into the channel where, Bute and unmolested from the enemy, tbey carved their names on I lie sides of the walls. |