Maddy Caves in Greenville, West Virginia

Identifier:

039367

Collection Number:

A&M 2484/Box 07

Title:

Maddy Caves in Greenville, West Virginia

Description:

Maddy Caves are saltpeter caves in Monroe County. During the Civil War, the caves were mined by the Confederates for nitrate, used to make gun powder. All persons in the photograph are unidentified.

Subjects:

Horse-drawn vehicles--West Virginia--Greenville., Saltpeter., Counties--Monroe.

Geographic:

Maddy Caves (Greenville, W. Va.)

Acquisition Source:

Ellison, Warren

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView