A History of Cliff Cave

The history of Cliff Cave located in Oakville, MO, south of St. Louis.

This issue is 50+ pages of history and photographs. 

The historical topics included are:

• The prehistory of Cliff Cave and the region.
• Geology of Cliff Cave.
• A push by Mr. L.U. Reavis to relocated the nations capital to atop Cliff Cave.
• Party time at Cliff Cave when steamboats and trains ruled the land.
• Cliff Cave Winery - The remains can be seen today.
• Numerous people getting lost in the cave.
• Rumors or lost murals and rooms full of snakes
• Suicides in the cave.
• A couple of kids hiding an arsenal of weapons in the cave.
• The entrance to the cave was almost dynamited shut.
• History on the creation of the park.
• Information about the disaster in the cave when six lives were lost due to a flash flood in 1993.
• Tons of historical pictures, modern pictures, and overlays.