California Caverns
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| Location | Cave City, California |
| Discovery | 1849 or 1850 by Captain Joseph Taylor |
| Access | Show cave |
| Reference no. | 956 |
The California Caverns are Limestone caves in the Sierra Nevada foothills, in Cave City, Calaveras County, California.
The series of interconnected caverns are one of the earliest officially recorded caves in the Mother Lode region of California.[1] Although one of numerous caves in the Mother Lode region, California Caverns claims the distinction of having the most extensive system of caverns and passageways.
History
The cave was discovered by Captain Joseph Taylor in 1849 or 1850. He opened it for public tours, making it the first show cave in California.[2] Taylor named it Mammoth Cave but by 1894 it was known as Cave City Cave.[3]
The California Caverns were the first to be operated as a tourist attraction in the Sierras. Early visitors included Bret Harte, Mark Twain, and John Muir, who wrote about his visit in his 1894 book, The Mountains of California. [3]
The caverns are registered as California Historical Landmark #956.[1]
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External links
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