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Longhorn Cavern State Park is located in Texas’ Burnet County and is managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. It was opened to the general public in 1938.
Longhorn Cavern, the main attraction of the park, is a limestone cave created by the work of a fast underground river a long time ago. The cave was known to and used for various purposes by Native Americans, Confederate soldiers, and outlaws such as the notorious Sam Bass.
During the Prohibition, in the 1920s, the cavern was run as a speakeasy by the locals, with live music entertaining them every night. The Civilian Conservation Corps built Texas Park Road 4, pavilions, residences, and a popular observation tower in the park.
They also thoroughly explored most of the cavern and made it more accessible by cleaning it and building walkways and stairs. Today, the cavern is once more used for concerts and theatre performances.
6211 Park Rd 4 S, Burnet, TX 78611
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