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Laurel Caverns
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Laurel Caverns is the largest cave in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by volume and area.[3] Located in the community of Farmington, it sits on the Chestnut Ridge near Uniontown,[4] roughly 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Pittsburgh.
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![]() Stairs, lit with electric lights, lead into the cavern. | |
Location | Farmington, Pennsylvania |
Length | 4,972 meters (16,312 ft)[1] |
Discovery | 1760s (first recorded exploration)[2] |
Geology | Karst cave Mississippian Loyalhanna limestone |
Access | Adults: $15 USD Seniors (65+): $12 USD Children (12-18): $10 USD Children (6-11): $10 USD Children (0-5): free Upper Caving (9 and up): $20 USD Lower Caving (12 and up): $25 USD |
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Initially an unregulated wild cave that was known by locals and word of mouth as "Dulany's Cave" (alternate spelling: "Dulaney's Cave") during the early 1900s,[5] it was owned, during the 1930s, by Norman Cale and his brother, and then later by Cale[6] and his wife, Helen, who opened it to the general public as a show cave on July 1, 1964, and marketed it as "the caverns in the clouds".[7][8][9][10]