Lost World Caverns

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Location:	Greenbrier Valley, West Virginia. I-64 exit 169.
Open:
Fee:
Classification:	Karst cave
Light:	electric
Dimension:	T=11°C, L=1600m, VR=72m.
Guided tours:	VR=30m, D=35min.
Bibliography:
Address:	Lost World Caverns, Rt. 6 Box 308, Lewisburg, WV 24901, Tel: +1-304-645-6677, Fax: +1-304-645-6677
Last update:	$Date: 2008/07/01 20:32:35 $


1960s		surveyed.
1970		a steep shaft was dug into the main chamber with a circular stairway leading into the cave.
1978		closed for extensive improvements
1981		reopened with a new tunnel.
1985		a new lighting system was installed using sodium vapor lights.