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Mammoth Cave Guide Johnny Merideth leads Wild Cavers along Robertson Avenue, nearing the end of the 5-mile, 6-hour tour. Image courtesy of Gary Berdeaux.

MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK

Nick Bransford began guiding cave tours as a teenager in the 1830s. Danish artist Joachim Ferdinand Richardt, while traveling in the United States, made several sketches, including this one of Bransford, dated 1857.
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