Karst cave
| Location: | South Bass Island Put-in-Bay, OH. |
| Open: | Summer daily 10:30-18. |
| Fee: | Adults $6.50, Children (6-12) $3. Groups (25+): Adults $4.50, Schools (7th-12th grade) $4, Children (6-12) $2.50. Lantern Tour $20 (minimum of four) |
| Classification: |
Karst cave
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| Light: | electric |
| Dimension: | L=63m, W=50m, T=10°C. |
| Guided tours: | D=20min. |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: |
Perry's Cave, Inc., 979 Catawba Ave., PO Box 122, Put-in-Bay, OH 43456, Tel: +1-419-285-2405, Fax: +1-419-285-3188.
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| Last update: | $Date: 2008/10/09 18:40:13 $ |
| 1813 | discovered by Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. |
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| Image: Perry Cave, Put-In-Bay, Ohio. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 017302. c1904. |
Perry's Cave is named after the man who discovered it, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the battle of Lake Erie. He stored ammunition and prisioners in the cave. The cave has an underground lake called Perry's Cave Lake, Perry's men used the water to drink.
The cave lies 15m below South Bass Island, an island at the southern shore of Lake Erie. Its level rises and falls with that of Lake Erie, which prooves a subterranean connection.
The luxurious Victory Hotel, once the largest hotel in the World, used the water from the lake. The hotel burned down in 1919, the ruins are visible at the South Bass Island State Park.
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