Howes Cave is a
hamlet
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in
Schoharie County
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,
New York
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, United States. The community is east of
Cobleskill. Howes Cave has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
with
ZIP code 12092, which opened on November 18, 1867.
The hamlet's name comes from
Howe Caverns
Howe Caverns is a cave in Howes Cave, Schoharie County, New York. Howe Caverns is a popular tourist attraction, providing visitors with a sense of caving or spelunking, without needing the advanced equipment and training usually associated with s ...
, a popular tourist attraction discovered by Lester Howe in 1842. It is also home t
Secret Caverns a tourist attraction similar to Howe Caverns.
References
Hamlets in Schoharie County, New York
Hamlets in New York (state)
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