53:. In the 1870s there was a hotel nearby and guests would walk a trail to see the site, often referred to as a "bottomless pit". There were also many fanciful stories about a demon being trapped in a cave below. It appeared in postcards and was somewhat of a local natural wonder. It's now completely surrounded by private property.
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