Pioneer History › Dwellings
Hermit’s Cave
This tiny cave was the temporary home of an Italian hermit, Giovanni Maria Augustini, who lived here for a brief period in the spring of 1863. Later that year, the religious mystic left with a wagon train, walking the 500 miles to New Mexico.
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- North Belfry Street
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Events in Council Grove
Jul
4
Celebration of Independence Day
Jul
11
Quilts on the Prairie
Jul
18–27
Morris County Fair
Sep
5
Mother K 5K
Sep
11–12
Voices of the Wind People Pageant
Oct
10
Flint Hills Get Down Classic and Custom Car and Motorcycle Show
Oct
25
Annual Halloween Parade
Oct–Nov
30–1
Gathering in the Grove Fine Arts Show and Sale
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