1811 quake damaged Mammoth Cave saltpeter works
George AI and O'Dell GA. 1989. 1811 quake damaged Mammoth Cave saltpeter works. CRF Newsletter. 17(3):6
This article explains the extent of damage caused by the 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes to the saltpetre mining machinery in Mammoth Cave, concentrating on the pump tower which sank into the cave sediments.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- George, Angelo; O'Dell, Gary
- Units
- MACA
- Keywords
- Geology, Mammoth Cave Mammoth Cave National Park KY, Mining, New Madrid Earthquake of 1811-1812, Physical Sciences, Saltpetre, Sediment, Seismicity
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Subsurface Geologic Processes | Cave/Karst Features and Processes