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Interior of Fantastic Caverns. Photo by Matt Howry. The cave was owned by the Ku Klux Klan from 1924 to 1930, [7] during which they used the caverns as a meeting place. [8] [9] The caverns were used as a speakeasy during Prohibition. [citation needed] The caverns also hosted music concerts during the 1950s and 1960s. [10]
During the Prohibition period (1920–1933), when sales of alcohol were prohibited in the United States, an illegal speakeasy and dance hall was opened in the cavern. Because of frequent shootings and fights, the caverns became known in the early 1920s as "The Bloody Bucket," and the establishment was eventually closed down by federal agents.
The caverns were used by the Cherokee as a meeting place for their councils. During the American Civil War, the caves were mined by Confederate soldiers for saltpeter, a commodity necessary to the manufacture of gunpowder. [1] The major cave and lake area was also used as a hideout for moonshiners, especially during the Prohibition era. [2]
At 12:01 a.m., Jan. 17, 1920, America was cut off. Saloons closed their doors. Taps stopped flowing. People stockpiled their whiskey, beer and wine to weather the dry spell that would last 13 years.
Smoke Hole Caverns (SHC) is a picturesque show cave in Grant County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Draperies in the cave. SHC were opened to the public on 30 May 1940. [1] They are located near the Smoke Hole Canyon from which the cave takes its name. They are located on WV 28 13 km west of Petersburg. Cave formations
Like many caves, Lost River was rumored to have been used for manufacturing alcohol during the Prohibition, although this has not been proven. With the repeal of Prohibition, however, the cave obtained a new use. In 1934, local businessman Jimmy Stewart opened a nightclub in the mouth of the cave, complete with stage, bar and dance floor.
Two rare photographs of The Beatles playing at the Cavern Club in Liverpool have been discovered. The images were captured in July 1961, over a year before the band released their debut single ...
Each year, the Louisville Mega Cavern is transformed into an underground holiday light spectacular for the Christmas season.. The annual Lights Under Louisville event returns on Nov. 10 with more ...