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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Mammoth Cave National ParkMatt Bransford leading a group into Mammoth Cave, circa 1920
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Mammoth Cave National Park
Stories

stories includes:

A Brief History of Mammoth Cave
 
 
Star Chamber in Mammoth Cave

Star Chamber in Mammoth Cave, circa 1908.

In Mammoth Cave, there's a story under every rock, and behind every stalagmite – ancient stories, and more modern, sometimes tragic, and other times full a kind of rustic humor. Together, they all tell a history of one of Earth's most marvelous places. Click here to delve into the chapters of A Brief History of Mammoth Cave.
Stephen Bishop
People
Meet the personalities whose names still echo in Mammoth Cave.
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Locust Grove Cemetery
Places
Whether a sunlit glade or a gloomy chamber, Mammoth Cave's places speak volumes...
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Mules in Houchins Narrows
Collections
The park's collections have tales to tell.
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Publications
Free Park Publications
Download free park publications.
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Tuberculosis Hut in Mammoth Cave  

Did You Know?
In 1841, cave owner Dr. John Croghan believed the cave air might cure his patients suffering from tuberculosis. He brought 16 patients into Mammoth Cave that winter and housed them in stone and wood huts. After some perished, they left the cave, for of course the cave air offered no cure.

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Last Updated: October 25, 2007 at 21:27 EST