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Demonbreun's Cave

Historic cave in Nashville, Tennessee

United States historic place


Demonbreun's Cave
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Demonbreun's Cave
36°09′55″N 86°42′59″W / 36.165278°N 86.716389°W / 36.165278; -86.716389
NRHP reference No.	80003789
Added to NRHP	July 1979

Demonbreun's Cave is a cave in Nashville which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee (NRHP) in 1979. The cave was named after a fur trapper named Timothy Demonbreun.

History

There is a large crack in the facade along the Cumberland River which is named for fur trapper Timothy Demonbreun. The cave was originally a home for Demonbreun in an area of Tennessee which was home to the indigenous Chickasaw tribe. He used the cave for a short time because it was near a plethora of Game animals. The cave appears to be a crack in the rocks along the Cumberland River: today there are steel bars across the entrance. It is approximately one mile upriver from Nashville on the right river bank.^[1]

The cave was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee in July 1979. It was first explored between 1750 and 1799.^[2]

References

^ "Timothy Demonbreun's Cave". Atlas Obscura. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^ "National Register Digital Assets – Demonbreun's Cave". npgallery. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.