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2. Mammoth Cave National Park - Wikipedia

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   1981 (5th Session) Mammoth Cave National Park is a national park of the United States in south-central Kentucky. It encompasses portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest known cave system in the world. The park's 52,830 acres (21,380 ha) are located primarily in Edmonson County, with small areas extending eastward into Hart and Barren counties.

3. Stephen Bishop (cave explorer) - Wikipedia

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   Exploration and mapping of Mammoth Cave. Stephen Bishop (c. 1821 – 1857) was an American cave explorer and self-taught geologist known for being one of the first people to explore and map Mammoth Cave in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Mammoth Cave is regarded as the longest cave system in the world and Bishop's map of the cave, hand-drawn from ...

4. Great Onyx Cave - Wikipedia

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   The owners of Great Onyx Cave refused to sell their land when the federal government was purchasing property for Mammoth Cave National Park during the 1930s. When the National Park was established in 1941, Great Onyx Cave remained a privately held "island" within the Park's borders. [3] The cave was finally sold to the National Park Service and ...

5. Floyd Collins - Wikipedia

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   Floyd Collins. William Floyd Collins (July 20, 1887 [a] – c. February 13, 1925) was an American cave explorer, principally in a region of Kentucky that houses hundreds of miles of interconnected caves, today a part of Mammoth Cave National Park, the longest known cave system in the world. During the early 20th century, in an era known as the ...

6. Diamond Caverns - Wikipedia

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   Diamond Caverns. Coordinates: 37.116°N 86.062°W. Diamond Caverns in Park City, Kentucky was discovered on July 14, 1859. [1] Tours are available year around; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas. Tours last one hour and is a half mile round trip. [1]

7. Mammoth Cave goes viral after making list of 'most ... - AOL

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   Mammoth Cave National Park landed on a list of the most disappointing tourist attractions in the country. The park's response went viral.