Photographer: Knut Brenndörfer
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| Image: the entrance area of Longhorn Caverns.
Photographer: Knut Brenndörfer |
| Location: | 15km south west of Burnet, Texas. Hwy. 281 north from San Antonio or south from Dallas to Park Road 4. 10km on Park Road to the Park Headquarters. |
| Open: |
Park: all year except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, daily 8-22. Cave: Memorial Day-Labor Day Mon-Fri 10-18, Sat-Sun 9-17, Labor Day-Memorial Day Mon-Fri 10-15, Sat-Sun 9-17, visitor center opens one hour earlier. Wild cave tour: Sat 15:15, reservation required! |
| Fee: |
Adult $8.00, Children (6-12) $4.50, Gold TCP Holders $7.00, Parklands Passport Holders $7.00. Wild cave tour: $35 |
| Classification: | limeston cave |
| Light: | electric |
| Dimension: | L=3000m |
| Guided tours: | D=90min., L=2000m. |
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| Address: |
Longhorn Cavern State Park, P.O.Box 732, Burnet TX 78611, Tel: +1-877-441-2283, Tel: +1-512-715-0255, Tel: +1-830-441-2283, Fax: +1-512-715-0676.
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| Last update: | $Date: 2011/12/13 09:11:43 $ |
| Has been used as a shelter since prehistoric times. | ||
| Known to the Indian for a long time. | ||
| 1840's | discovered by the white man, when he arrived in this area. | |
| 1861-1865 | during Civil War gunpowder was manufactured and stored in this cave. | |
| 1870's | outlaws like Sam Bass used the cave as hideout. | |
| 1920's | site of a night club/dance hall. | |
| 1932-1937 | acquired from private owners. | |
| 1932 | dedicated a state park. | |
| 1938 | opened to the public. | |
| 1971 | dedicated as a natural landmark. |
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| Image: erosive forms, a result of the origin as a river cave.
Photographer: Knut Brenndörfer |
Longhorn Caverns was formed as a river cavern, which explains its tyical character. The cave has very little formations but shows the impressive results of running water.
Among legends about the Longhorn Caverns is one, that the outlaw Sam Bass hid a $2 million cache of stolen money inside. Legend also says, Texas Rangers rescued a kidnapped girl from Indians in the cave.
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