The C&O Canal Companion: Updated Edition

C&O Canal > The Blue Ridge and the Great Valley > Killiansburg Cave

Two Views of Killiansburg's Cave

C&O Canal Companion reference:
Canal Guide Mile 75.7

Frank Leslie's Illustrated titled this drawing (detail shown above)
KILLING'S CAVE ON THE BANKS OF THE POTOMAC, NEAR SHARPSBURG
THE PLACE OF REFUGE OF MANY CITIZENS DURING THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM

A contemporary photo shows that the cave is a little less capacious
than the artist's rendering. (Note: the cave is on private property beyond the
Park boundary, so don't approach it.)