Seirer_171105_0163.jpgCave Entrance A limestone entrance leads into a subterranean stone-arch cave built into a Wabaunsee County hillside at the John Johnson homestead. He was one of the first homesteaders, arriving in the mid-1800s. The cave is intact but the limestone home nearby, which Johnson built later, is in ruins. Such caves, common in the Flint Hills, were used for food storage and as storm shelters. And in some cases they are believed to have provided initial housing for the settlers.

A limestone entrance leads into a subterranean stone-arch cave built into a Wabaunsee County hillside at the John Johnson homestead. He was one of the first homesteaders, arriving in the mid-1800s. The cave is intact but the limestone home nearby, which Johnson built later, is in ruins. Such caves, common in the Flint Hills, were used for food storage and as storm shelters. And in some cases they are believed to have provided initial housing for the settlers.