Rock House - Hocking Hills Ohio State Park
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N 39° 29.842 W 082° 36.840
17S E 361221 N 4373215
Rock House a 200-foot long tunnel the Hocking Hills State Park near Logan, Ohio.
Waymark Code: WM7MTR
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2009
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Water slowly eroding away the region's Blackhand Sandstone created Rock House - the only true cave in Hocking Hills State Park.
Rock House is approximately 25 feet high, 200 feet long, and varies between 20 to 30 feet wide. Several openings along the tunnel formation act like windows to a house, thus providing the name to the formation.
Not only does Rock House look like a house, its shelter has acted like a house for thousands of years. Archaeological evidence has shown that Native Americans inhabited the cave. Small ovens constructed in the rock walls were to cook meals and troughs carved in the cave's floor providing inhabitants with a water supply by collecting water.
Type of Land: State Park
Managed By: Ohio State Park
Contact Info: 740-385-6842
Website: [Web Link]
Type of Cave: Other
Contains Stalactites: no
Contains Stalagmites: no
Contains Bats: no
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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Visit Instructions:
Please include a digital photograph of the cave which documents your visit and any information that may be helpful for future visitors.