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River. Note that the valley is filled with glacial
outwash and other river-related sediments,
and the Blue River gorge was once much
deeper. We will then go along the north valley
wall to the Wyandotte Cave parking lot just
after passing Greenbriar Knob. This is one of
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the most heavily dissected and karsted areas
in Indiana. See Figure 19.
Stop 3: Wyandotte Caves
U.S. National Landmark
Wyandotte Cave is perhaps Indiana’s most
Figure 19. Wyandotte Cave and many other local caves are developed along the deeply entrenched
Blue River in one of the most heavily karsted and dissected areas of Indiana.
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