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Cavers, Kelly is back to redo here wonderful webinar that was crashed by technical issues last month. Please register and plan on attending and learning about the history and exploration of this amazing Wonder Cave. Cave safely Debbie Spoons NSS CaveNet Webinar Chair Wonder Cave; The History & Exploration by Kelly Smallwood (This is a redo of last months webinar that cut short due to internet technical issues.) Join us for a webinar on May 07, 2019 at 8:00 PM CDT, Which is: 9PM EDT/7PM MDT/ 6PM PDT Please check your time zone for the correct starting time. Register now!<https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5940940999052859650> Wonder Cave is located in the Pelham Valley in Grundy County, Tennessee and Is one of the oldest commercial caves in the state. It was discovered in 1897 by three Vanderbilt Students and a few years later, it was commercialized by Robert M. Payne. For 17 years the cave was available to affluent guests who were visiting the nearby Monteagle Assembly. Water was pumped up the mountain from the mouth of the cave to the hotel. Members of the Payne family continued to manage the cave until the 1980's when Robert M.'s great grandson, who was running the cave, passed away. The cave was then sold to a local Chattanooga businessman, who operated the cave until the year 2000 when the cave was closed to the public and cavers. Even though Wonder Cave operated as a commercial cave for nearly 100 years, a complete and accurate map of the cave was never completed. In 2014, Jason Hardy and Kelly Smallwood began the survey of Wonder Cave and have surveyed nearly 3 miles of cave passage. Please join us for a journey through the history of one of Tennessee’s Past Times, Wonder Cave. Kelly Smallwood is an accomplished cave photographer and writer. She has earned both Merit & Honorable Mention Awards in the NSS Salons for her photography & newsletter covers as well as having some of her images featured on the cover of the NSS News. Kelly is a Life member of the NSS and has dedicated many years to the caving community for which she received her Fellow Award in 2014. She is also very involved with conservation and survey work with her husband, Jason Hardy. She has participated in more than 75 mapping projects including the mapping of 450-foot-deep mult drop and pull down caves such as Solution Rift in Tennessee and Doodlebug Hole in Alabama as well as surveying caves for the Jack Daniel Distillery. In 2018 she was also the first recipient of the Avis Moni Hospitality Award from the Southeastern Regional Association of the NSS. Kelly and her husband currently live in the heart of TAG in South Pittsburg TN. This and all webinars are recorded and stored on the NSS website, http://www.caves.org for future viewing and downloading. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. View System Requirements<https://link.gotowebinar.com/help-system-requirements-attendees> ***This is an external email - beware links & attachments from unknown senders***
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