Hall City Cave
Limestone cave sacred to the Wintu, with a deep water shaft.
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Hall City Cave, a limestone system near Hayfork, California, was sacred to the Nor-el-muk and other Wintu people. A Permian ammonite fossil was found there in 1903. The cave holds a deep, water-filled shaft.
Quick Facts
- Location
- near Hayfork, California
- Type
- limestone cave system
- Sacred to
- Nor-el-muk and other Wintu Native Americans
- Year of documented exploration
- 1903
- Notable fossil
- Permian age ammonite
Facts from the source article.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Hall City Cave (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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