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One Tank Trip: Hidden River Cave
Talk of The Town By: Heather Mathis (NewsChannel 5 Nashville, TN) | 1:12 PM, Mar 07, 2025 Nathan takes us on a one tank trip to Hidden River Cave in Kentucky! Their historic cave tour will take you through one of Kentucky’s largest and most scenic cave...
Story of trapped explorer still draws tourists to Kentucky’s cave country 100 years later
Spirit of the Bluegrass By: Marvin Bartlett (FOX 56 Lexington, KY) | Mar 5, 2025 CAVE CITY, Ky. (FOX 56) — One grave marker stands out in the cemetery at the 200-year-old Mammoth Cave Baptist Church. It’s covered in coins and stones. Canned goods sometimes surround...
Lane Report – March Issue – Kentucky’s Fascinating Cave Country
March 2025 - Volume 40 Number 2 Kentucky's Fascinating Cave Country by Katherine Tandy Brown The story of Floyd Collins and the commemoration of his entrapment inside Sand Cave in 1925 is featured along with Mammoth Cave National Park. American Cave Conservation...
Hidden River Cave & The American Cave Museum Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Floyd Collins’ Entrapment
By Jeremy Mertz Published: Feb. 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM CST LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The American Cave Conservation Association’s President & CEO David G. Foster joins Dawne Gee to highlight the Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the entrapment of Floyd...
Legends of ‘Greatest Cave Explorer Ever Known’ live on a century later at Mammoth Cave
WKU Public Radio | By Michael J. Collins Published February 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST The death of Floyd Collins one century ago is being remembered as a catalyst for the formation of Mammoth Cave National Park, an area that's a cultural treasure and tourist...
Explore Kentucky’s Underground Wonders at Cave Country
WHAS-TV, Great Day Live | February 7, 2025 Hidden River Cave to Commemorate 100th Anniversary of Floyd Collins Entrapment On January 30, 1925, cave explorer Floyd Collins made history when he became trapped while exploring Sand Cave near historic Mammoth Cave. It took...
How an explorer stuck in a Kentucky cave for 17 days captured the world’s attention
Maggie Menderski | Louisville Courier Journal - Jan. 30, 2025 / Cincinnati Enquirer - Jan. 31, 2025 Story Summary Kentucky cave explorer Floyd Collins became a national sensation in 1925 when he became trapped inside a cave for 17 days. Collins' entrapment and death...
Community remembers cave explorer who became trapped nearly 100 years ago
By: WNKY Staff | January 15, 2025 HORSE CAVE, Ky. – Hidden River Cave will soon commemorate an incident that occurred nearly 100 years ago, which impacted the local area for years to come. On January 30, 1925, cave explorer Floyd Collins became trapped in Sand...
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