Bull Shoals Caverns

History

• Human dwelling was first documented starting 300 B.C. via carbon dating.
• The first Native Americans to use this cave were the Cliff Walkers which have been inhabiting caves for 10,000 years throughout Central North America as well as other tribes.
• Early settlers in the late 1800s to early 1900s would use utilize the caverns as a well cooler aka.
• During the American Civil War, Confederate soldiers use the cavern for harvesting saltpeter.
• In the early to middle 1900s, moonshiners utilized the cavern as a hideout for their stills during Prohibition. Due to a lack of good roads, moonshiners were not bothered by “Revenuers”. During World War II, Bull Shoals Caverns was used for refrigeration by the surrounding neighbors for whiskey and food storage.