Perry's Cave Ceiling and Floor Art Print
Brandywine General Store
A Museum Quality Art Print of Perry's Cave Ceiling and Floor for sale by Brandywine General Store. Our premium artwork gives a good view of the floor and ceiling of this cavern located under South Bass Island in Lake Erie. You can see thousands of stalactites starting to form on the ceiling while many stalagmites are forming on the floor. In another few million years, the two shall meet. These caverns were discovered by Commodore Perry and his men during the War of 1812 when they were here fighting the British. There is much fresh water running through this cavern which has been used greatly during the years. In the early 1900s one of the World's largest hotels was located on this island and they used all their water from this cavern. This picture has been processed in black and white as there really isn't much color in these caverns. Picture #251 an original archival print.