New owners bring new life to Organ Cave

From: The State Journal | Date: February 8, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

LEWISBURG -- Caves are supposed to contain wonders and, like its fabled counterparts, Organ Cave in Greenbrier County lives up to that. The wonders found there are more historical than financial, however.

After being closed for several years, Organ cave reopened in April 1998 with new owners. Sam and Jane Morgan bought the cave property in an auction in September 1997.

They started work cleaning up the cave and preparing it for visitors in November 1998.

Although they took out a loan for $616,500 and did a lot of work in the cave, adding new lights and railings to the pathway, they did not ...

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