Spooky History of Mark Twain's Cave

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  1. Jesse James
    United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)
    Additionally it has been used as a hideout for Jesse James and a laboratory for a mad scientist.
  2. sinkhole
    a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
    Cameron Cave: The companion cave to the Mark Twain cave was found in 1925 when Arch, the son of Judge Cameron saw steam coming from a sinkhole across the valley from the Mark Twain Cave.
  3. petrify
    change into stone
    Possibly the most bizarre experiment was an attempt to petrify the remains of his dead daughter.
  4. stalactite
    a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from a cave roof
    These caves differ from other show caves because there are no speleotherms, mineral deposits such as stalactites in the large open areas.
  5. lithographic
    of or produced by or involved in lithography
    The base material of the cave is Louisiana Lithographic limestone, which is only found in a 35-mile area around Hannibal and Louisiana, Missouri.
  6. stockpile
    something kept back or saved for future use
    “McDowell was an ardent southern supporter and was proven to have stockpiled guns and ammunition for the rebels in his St. Louis medical school,” according to Wikipedia.
  7. raider
    someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
    Jesse James who had ridden with Quantill’s raiders in an area southwest of Hannibal was probably well aware of the weapons cache in the cave, according to Wikipedia.
  8. configuration
    an arrangement of parts or elements
    Speculation is that a glacier split a system of caves and erosion taking place for millions of years created the present configuration.There could be more caves yet to be discovered in the region.
  9. accord
    concurrence of opinion
    According to Wikipedia Mark Twain describes it in Life on the Mississippi.
  10. folklore
    the unwritten stories and proverbs and songs of a culture
    According to local folklore the cave was used to store weapons for the Confederates during the American Civil War.
  11. cache
    a hidden storage space
    Jesse James who had ridden with Quantill’s raiders in an area southwest of Hannibal was probably well aware of the weapons cache in the cave, according to Wikipedia.
  12. geologist
    a specialist in the history of the Earth recorded in rocks
    Geologists date the stone at 350 million years old and the cave passages as being formed 100 million years ago.
  13. erosion
    the process of wearing or grinding something down
    Speculation is that a glacier split a system of caves and erosion taking place for millions of years created the present configuration.There could be more caves yet to be discovered in the region.
  14. modification
    the act of making something different
    There are no electric lights and only modifications made are those for safety that are required by law.
  15. stays
    a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
    The cave stays about 55 degrees so it is recommended that visitors wear a jacket of sweater and wear sensible shoes.
  16. forcibly
    in a forcible manner
    Adults found out about it from the children and forcibly took it for proper burial.
  17. deposit
    the act of putting something somewhere
    These caves differ from other show caves because there are no speleotherms, mineral deposits such as stalactites in the large open areas.
  18. dismal
    causing dejection
    According to Twain the body of a fourteen-year-old girl placed in a copper cylinder that was filled with alcohol and suspended in one of“the dismal avenues of the cave.”
  19. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
    “McDowell was an ardent southern supporter and was proven to have stockpiled guns and ammunition for the rebels in his St. Louis medical school,” according to Wikipedia.
  20. speculation
    continuous contemplation on a subject of a deep nature
    Speculation is that a glacier split a system of caves and erosion taking place for millions of years created the present configuration.There could be more caves yet to be discovered in the region.
  21. register
    an official written record of names or events
    The cave is a Registered National Landmark and is located a mile south of Hannibal on Highway 79.If you visit tours are available.
  22. primitive
    characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
    It is Missouri’s newest show cave and tours are offered, but more primitive.
  23. corps
    an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions
    The Mad Scientist: In the 1840’s Hannibal doctor Joseph Nash McDowell bought the cave and performed experiments on human corpses.
  24. telling
    disclosing unintentionally
    Sometimes they used it to give a spooky addition to telling ghost stories.
  25. national
    of or relating to or belonging to a country
    The cave is a Registered National Landmark and is located a mile south of Hannibal on Highway 79.If you visit tours are available.
  26. American
    of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture
    According to local folklore the cave was used to store weapons for the Confederates during the American Civil War.
  27. turned
    moved around an axis or center
    It turned out to be larger than the Mark Twain Cave and had more twisting pathways.
Created on 四月 4, 2013

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