Saltpeter Cave

Also known as: 15CR99, Swingle's Cave
Carter Caves State Resort Park, Olive Hill, Kentucky

Photo

Carter Caves Saltpeter Cave

By C. Bedford Crenshaw, Attribution, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44112387

Coordinates:
+38.37638, -83.12361
38°22'35" N, 83°07'25" W

Quadrangle map:
Tygarts Valley

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 2001
Reference number: 01000743
Areas of significance: Archeology - Non-Aboriginal; Military; Entertainment/Recreation
Level of significance: State
Evaluation criteria: A - Event; D - Information Potential
Property type: Site
Historic functions: Extractive facility; Outdoor recreation
Current functions: Outdoor recreation; Park
Periods of significance: 1800-1824; 1825-1849; 1850-1874; 1875-1899; 1900-1924; 1925-1949
Significant years: 1815; 1869; 1946
Number of properties: Contributing sites: 1
Non-contributing structures: 1