Ausable Chasm
Ausable Chasm is a
Geological formation
The Ausable Gorge was carved out of 500 million-year-old Potsdam Sandstone from the Cambrian Period. Since the end of the
The chasm has a continuous exposure of a section of
Some of the rock formations have been given names such as Cathedral, The Devil's Oven, Elephant's Head, The Flume, Sentinel Rock, and Table Rock.[citation needed]
Tourism
In 1760, Major John Howe explored the chasm on ropes. Five years later, Irish settler William Gilliland wrote about the Chasm in his journal: "It is a most admirable sight, appearing on each side like a regular built wall, somewhat ruinated, and one would think that this prodigious clift was occasioned by an earthquake, their height on each side is from 40 to 100 feet in the different places; we saw about a half a mile of it, and by its appearance where we stopped it may continue very many miles further."[4][5] Called by some the "Little Grand Canyon of the East", the 1.5-mile-long (2.4 km) chasm opened to the public in 1870.[6]
Cultural attractions
- North Star Underground Railroad Museum, commemorating the Underground Railroad and operated by the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association, is on Mace Chasm Road in Ausable Chasm, New York on County Route 71, south of the junction of County Route 373 and U.S. 9.[7]
Gallery
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Lookout Point
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Rainbow Falls
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Hotel Ausable Chasm
References
- ISBN 9781458364159.
- ^ "Ausable Chasm". Hudson Valley Geologist. November 2013.
- S2CID 129933062. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ISBN 9781461661986.
- ^ "Ausable Chasm - Grand Canyon of the Adirondacks-Discovery of Ausable Chasm | History". ausablechasm.com. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- ^ "Ausable Chasm". Fodor's.
- ^ "North Star Underground Railroad Museum". northcountryundergroundrailroad.com.
External links
44°31′45″N 73°27′40″W / 44.52917°N 73.46111°W