Devil's Millhopper
4732 Millhopper Rd
Gainesville, Florida
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120 foot deep sinkhole
120 foot deep sinkhole
named Devil's Millhopper
since it is shaped similar
to a grain hopper with
fossils found at the bottom.
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Previously owned by UF
purchased by the State of Florida
purchased by the State of Florida
in 1974
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1976 area was renamed
Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park
236 steps , observation decks
and platforms
were added to allow access to the sink.
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I have a not so fond memory of visiting
the sink at night with several college
crazies before the steps and platforms.
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a diversion from an all nite study session
before a microbiology final in 1972 ..
my misfortune to trip and then slide about
40 feet down before grabbing onto some
shrub roots.. stopping before a close up
look at the bottom..
