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Hike Or Go Spelunking At Oklahoma's Underrated State Park With The World's Largest Natural Gypsum Cave
Sometimes the best adventures are in the places we least expect, and that's certainly the case with this marvelous gypsum ...
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How a cave explorer's tragic death 100 years ago led to the creation of Mammoth Cave National Park
An explorer of the Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky who died 100 years ago is credited with the creation of the national park.
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Legends of the ‘Greatest Cave Explorer Ever Known’ live on a century later at Mammoth Cave
The death of a Kentucky cave explorer a century ago is being remembered as a catalyst for the formation of Mammoth Cave ...
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Venture Deep Underground in This Breathtaking National Park
The surface of Mammoth Cave National Park encompasses about 80 square miles. No one knows how big the underside is. More than 365 miles of the five-level cave system have been mapped, and new ...
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A 100-year-old tragic cave accident led to this national park. Here's what happened.
Cave explorer Floyd Collins got trapped in Sand Cave in Kentucky 100 years ago and later died. The incident drew national attention and helped lead to the creation of Mammoth Cave National Park.
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How an explorer stuck in a Kentucky cave for 17 days captured the world's attention
“Floyd had a reputation as a pretty tough caver ... taken of Floyd in the cave ran on page three. While cave explorers and the Mammoth Cave region at large would always remember his name ...
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A cave explorer's tragic death 100 years ago led to the creation of a national park
An explorer of the Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky who died 100 years ago is credited with the creation of the national park.