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    Wind Cave

    National Park South Dakota

Wind Cave Room - Elks Room

Park visitors look at boxwork in the Elks Room
Park visitors look at boxwork in the Elks Room
Photo by Peter Bostad
 
A projection coming up from the floor of this room resembles an elk's head. A slab of rock that was 3 1/2 feet high, 4" thick, and 2 feet wide was struck with the palm of the hand in on early tours. This was known as the "Elks Empty Barrel". Room also known as "Elks Hall."

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