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The Longest Cave System In The World Is Right In Kentucky
Now, more than 400 miles of pathways have been discovered beneath the hilly woodlands of Kentucky ... Cave became famous with ...
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Story of trapped explorer still draws tourists to Kentucky’s cave country 100 years later
They are tokens left by visitors as signs of respect for Floyd Collins, whose epitaph calls him “the greatest cave explorer ...
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100 years after his death, this Kentucky cave explorer's story is Broadway bound
The musical is about a 100-year old tragedy of a Western Kentucky man trapped in a cave for more than two weeks. Courier Journal reporter Skeets Miller won a Pulitzer Prize in 1926 for its ...
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Venture Deep Underground in This Breathtaking National Park
Under a swath of Kentucky hills and hollows is a limestone labyrinth that became the heartland of a national park. The surface of Mammoth Cave National Park encompasses about 80 square miles.