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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 16410090" data-attributes="member: 158020">~~~Underground Waterfall in Tennessee-Ruby Falls~~~ Approximately 1,120 feet below ground within the heart of Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee, lies the United States’ tallest and deepest waterfall. Named Ruby Falls, after the founder’s wife, the waterfall is located at the end of the main passage of Ruby Falls Cave, in a large vertical shaft that was eroded out of limestone rock by salt water millions of years ago. The stream, fed by rainwater and natural springs, falls 145 feet and collects into a pool in the cave floor and then continues through the mountain until finally joining the Tennessee River at the base of Lookout Mountain. Ruby Falls is believed to be 30 million years old. Ruby Falls Cave, unlike Lookout Mountain Cave, had no natural  openings and could not be entered until the 20th Century. In 1905, the  natural entrance to Lookout Mountain Cave had to be closed during the  construction of a railway tunnel. Leo Lambert, a local cave enthusiast  who knew of Lookout Mountain Cave, decided to reopen it to the public  and formed a company to do so. Shortly after drilling started in the  fall of 1928, the team discovered a passageway 260 foot underground and  still 160 feet above the Lookout Mountain Cave. Lambert, along  with a small crew, entered this opening to explore the new found cave.  While exploring they discovered a number of unusual and beautiful rock  formations, flowing passages and several stream beds. Pushing their way  deeper and deeper into the cave, they finally reached its marvelous  jewel, the waterfall. Mr. Lambert and his exploration party were  awestruck by it magnificence and beauty, and quickly returned to the  surface to share the news. On his next exploration into the cave,  Lambert took several people including his wife Ruby to see the many  wonders they had discovered. It was then Lambert decided to call the  waterfall “Ruby Falls.” Lambert planned to open both the  Lookout Mountain Cave and the new found Ruby Falls Cave to the public  and offered tours to both caves. Ruby Falls proved to be the most  popular with its many unusual formations and of course the waterfall  itself. Lack of public enthusiasm finally lead to the closure of the  Lookout Mountain Cave in 1935. Development of the Ruby Falls Cave  continued. Electric lights were installed in the cave, making it one of  the first caves in the world to be electrified. Later elevators were  added to provide hundreds of thousands of visitors easy access to the  caves each year. <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hBxgvwA0d8g/UyhUQFrzm_I/AAAAAAAAwwY/AeKC4VL0-fQ/ruby-falls-5%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ERLiimkD0yg/UyhUSDU2yuI/AAAAAAAAwwg/AzwKeIFkS-k/ruby-falls-6%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-N12pQU7kD0U/UyhUU5djguI/AAAAAAAAwwo/qivHY_yPi7k/ruby-falls-1%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VhwsgE24Coo/UyhUWU5S2sI/AAAAAAAAwww/SXjy_7S16bI/ruby-falls-2%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2HaFJC0Vuvg/UyhUYknhEII/AAAAAAAAww4/QumgWX_-HYY/ruby-falls-3%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-E5wnYLWK9-M/UyhUaf6SFcI/AAAAAAAAwxA/MIBCrwcpbD4/ruby-falls-4%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-gC4dQLr_uoo/UyhUdNTHxlI/AAAAAAAAwxI/nghnOD5ipeE/ruby-falls-7%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jKoSPE5R6NU/UyhUf_W1wMI/AAAAAAAAwxQ/1BcLGSlnfhI/ruby-falls-9%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </blockquote>

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