Bangor Cave 1968

Bangor Cave in Blount County was discovered by state geologist Walter B. Jones and used as a picnic destination for Blount Springs residents in the late nineteenth century. The cave entrance was converted to an underground nightclub in the late 1930s.

Visitors look at the former speakeasy bar in the entrance cavern of Bangor Cave, 1968
Courtesy of the Blount County Memorial Museum

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Visitors look at the former speakeasy bar in the entrance cavern of Bangor Cave, 1968