With the money he made from mining lead Ebenezer purchased a farm which turned out to be a prime location to quarry limestone. In 1934 a routine blast uncovered uncovered a cave which in 1987 became a national natural landmark.
Elizabeth (nee Brigham) Rooney. Elizabeth was 15 when the cave was discovered. She was picking apples. She remembered picking 15 bushels when the men working in the quarry set off a routine blast and uncovered the entrance to the cave. She had to wait to see it though because they wanted to clear the rubble and make it safe first.
