Snail Shell Cave
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Snail Shell Cave is a limestone cave in Rockvale, Tennessee. Snail Shell Cave lies on an 88-acre (36 ha) preserve near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Snail Shell cave is owned by the Southeastern Cave Conservancy, which has called it "one of the most biologically significant cave sites in the southeastern United States."[1]
The cave has more than 9 miles (14 km) of surveyed passages, making it the longest continuous cave in the Tennessee Central Basin region. It is part of a system of caves known to have more than 13 miles (21 km) of passages.[1]
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- ^ a b SCCi Acquires Snail Shell Cave: 88-Acre Preserve Established near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc. website (accessed March 23, 2008)
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