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Monocacy River Cave

Monocacy River Cave
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     Monocacy River Cave is developed in thinly-bedded Frederick Limestone.

  Monocacy River CaveMonocacy River Cave (photo by Dennis Slifer)
Description
          This small cave is 20 feet above the east bank of the Monocacy River, east of Hansonville (just above the power line). The entrance is 4 feet wide and 2 feet high, at the base of a small cliff. The cave extends for 25 feet to the southeast as a crawlway and continues as a 10-inch tube. The floor is composed of river alluvium.

(from ES3 -Caves of Maryland)

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  • Frederick County
    Monocacy River Cave
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updated 2/11/02
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