Cave Junction, Oregon
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Cave Junction is a city in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. The city got its name by virtue of its location at the junction of Redwood Highway and Caves Highway. As of the 2020 census, the cit
Entering town from the North
The Oregon Caves Chateau
Inside the Oregon Caves.
A white tiger and its handler at Great Cats World Park.
Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve is a protected area in the northern Siskiyou Mountains of southwestern Oregon in the United States. The 4,554-acre park, including the marble cave, is 20 mi
Cave Junction, Oregon
…fishing, logging, tourism, and agriculture. In 1874, Elijah Davidson found a cave while on a hunting trip, and is now credited with discovering the Oregon Caves. In 1884, Walter C. Burch heard about the cave from Davidson, and staked a squatter's claim at the mouth of the caves. He and his brothers-in-law charged…
Formations resembling drapery in a dome-shaped pit in Oregon Caves
Thomas Condon, a University of Oregon geology professor who visited the cave with his students in 1884
The Chateau in 2009
Stalactites, stalagmites, and column in Miller's Chapel