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 Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 2:37 pm Post subject: RE: huge tunnels downtown springfield main street/cave on 60 |
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UPDATE!
The Paper Co. entrance has been sealed! This is most likely due to construction in the former business' parking lot. It has been blacktopped and chained-off, as has the National Audio Co's lot next door. It may still be possible to reach the Paper Co's basement via the sewers, but I can't be certain at this point.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 11:44 am Post subject: RE: huge tunnels downtown springfield main street/cave on 60 |
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| I've heard there is an underground spring in that basement.
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Sertile
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2004 12:37 pm Post subject: RE: huge tunnels downtown springfield main street/cave on 60 |
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Well I've been down there and I didn't see any spring, but it's possible. I think you're thinking of the "Bottomless Well," which is an interesting historical site you can read about here:
http://www.watershedcommittee.org/publications/springs_of_greene_county/spring_ghosts.htm
I'm still not exactly sure of the site of the well. There's a plaque in Founder's Park that mentions it being nearby, and alludes to a marker, but as of yet I've been unable to locate said marker.
FYI: The Castalian Fountains site is a great resource for anyone interested in the unusual history of Greene Co's water supply.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:19 pm Post subject: Re: RE: huge tunnels downtown springfield main street/cave o |
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| Sertile wrote: | Well I've been down there and I didn't see any spring, but it's possible. I think you're thinking of the "Bottomless Well," which is an interesting historical site you can read about here:
http://www.watershedcommittee.org/publications/springs_of_greene_county/spring_ghosts.htm
I'm still not exactly sure of the site of the well. There's a plaque in Founder's Park that mentions it being nearby, and alludes to a marker, but as of yet I've been unable to locate said marker.
FYI: The Castalian Fountains site is a great resource for anyone interested in the unusual history of Greene Co's water supply. |
Bottomless well? Never heard of it. More info, please!
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:04 pm Post subject: RE: huge tunnels downtown springfield main street/cave on 60 |
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| I tried the link above and it did not work.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: RE: huge tunnels downtown springfield main street/cave o |
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| CK_1 wrote: | | I tried the link above and it did not work. |
Possibly, cause that post is from 7 years ago? 
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:42 pm Post subject: RE: huge tunnels downtown springfield main street/cave on 60 |
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Sertile was all.."UPDATE!"
“The Springs of Greene County” describes the formation, history, and uses of Greene County’s springs. The publication is the
c o llaboration of three authors: Loring Bullard, Watershed Committee of the Ozarks; Jim Vandike, Missouri Department of Natural
Resources; and Dr. Ken Thomson, Southwest Missouri State University. Mr. Bullard reviews the history of Greene County’s springs,
such as the legendary ‘bottomless well’ at Springfield’s founding site. Mr. Vandike explains the underlying geology that gives rise to
springs and other karst features, such as caves, sinkholes, and losing streams. Dr. Thomson describes the major spring syst e m s
in the county. A limited number of copies of the book are available at the Watershed Committee office at 320 N. Main Avenue,
Springfield, at a cost of $15.00. It is also available online at the DNR website as Water Resources Report No. 68:
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:07 am Post subject: Re: huge tunnels downtown springfield main street/cave on 60 |
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Dr. Thomson passed in 2004 from an auto accident.
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| White Rabbit wrote: | Speaking of that tunnel flooding, some of us have been planning to ride a canoe (or kayaks) through that tunnel during a rainstorm. I just haven't been able to get a chance to haul my canoe down there when it's rained really heavy. But rest assured, it will happen and pictures will be forthcoming.
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Don't forget that I did it with a few friends....and I don't really recommend it. We started at the beginning of the tunnel with barely enough water to float our raft and shot out the other side pushing on the ceiling.....and there's a manhole that they open up before rains located near the ladder at the west entrance that we almost lost someone into.
The hardest part is keeping the boat straight while going past the side tunnels........
on the other hand I'm glad I did it....you couldn't pay me to do it again though.
*edit* i just looked at the date...haha...we definitely went when this was all being talked about.....yah....very dangerous and if anyone tries to do it......you should write a note that says you do not hold any urban exploration group responsible for your stupid idea. Then take that note, put it in a ziplock bag and stuff it inside your shoe for them to find when your body is recovered.
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| Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:34 pm Post subject: Re: huge tunnels downtown springfield main street/cave on 60 |
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Didn't WR float it on a inflatable lobster? Or am I thinking of someplace else?
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 8:51 am Post subject: RE: huge tunnels downtown springfield main street/cave on 60 |
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| There is at least a chapter on springs in Greene County in a local geology book they have on the shelves at Barnes and Noble. Also by Ken Thompson.
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 8:55 am Post subject: Re: huge tunnels downtown springfield main street/cave on 60 |
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| I have a a copy of a book all abour the Waterways of Springfield...something like that. It's really interesting. I'll have to dig it out and see if it talks about this area at all.
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:20 pm Post subject: RE: huge tunnels downtown springfield main street/cave on 60 |
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The well would have to be across Jordan valley, closer to Chestnut Expwy, then, because that's where Campbell homesteaded. Unless "close" was a much broader term then than I'm giving it credit for now...
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