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The caverns were discovered on March 27, 1960, by students Orion Knox Jr., Preston Knodell Jr., Al Brandt, and Joe Cantu [3] from St. Mary's University [4] in nearby San Antonio. On their fourth trip into the caverns, the men discovered/explored just over a mile (1.6 km) of passage.
After the discovery, Jim Horn from San Antonio purchased the property to open it as a commercial venture. The show cave received its name after its official opening in 1939, [2] as verified by a newspaper article that hangs in the cave's gift shop, in a state-wide contest held in 1940. A young boy suggested that the cave "was too beautiful to ...
The society reached its peak between 1050 and 1150, when it was estimated to have a population of 10,000 to 20,000 people. The site includes some 120 mounds, including the Monks Mound (pictured), the largest prehistoric earthen structure in the Americas. The site also includes the Woodhenge, believed to serve as an astronomical observatory. The ...
Bracken Cave is a cave located in southern Comal County, Texas, outside the city of San Antonio. The 100-foot (30 m)-wide crescent shaped opening to the cave lies at the bottom of a sinkhole, formed when the roof of the cave collapsed. It is the summer home to the largest colony of bats in the world.
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