Great research. I hunt old caves here in Eastern Kentucky. Now I go with a partner, when I was young and foolish iwent alone. It is great fun but dangerous. Good luck.
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While we are on the subject of caves in Kentucky...
Anyone know what the BIGGEST natural cave in Kentucky is? HINT- it is NOT Mammoth Cave... that is a cave SYSTEM. This is a single self-contained cave that is not known to connect to any other caves although there are MANY other caves in the area... and VERY significant to the treasure seeker.
Another hint... it has a major flow of water inside of it that exits through a hole in the side of the mountain quite a distance from the entrance to fall as a waterfall into a creek where the water just disappears into the creek bed and does not surface in the creek for several hundred feet.
Last hint... this cave has STRONG connections to one of the two groups of John Swift's lost silver mines (which are "lost" no longer).
While we are on the subject of caves in Kentucky...
Anyone know what the BIGGEST natural cave in Kentucky is? HINT- it is NOT Mammoth Cave... that is a cave SYSTEM. This is a single self-contained cave that is not known to connect to any other caves although there are MANY other caves in the area... and VERY significant to the treasure seeker.
Another hint... it has a major flow of water inside of it that exits through a hole in the side of the mountain quite a distance from the entrance to fall as a waterfall into a creek where the water just disappears into the creek bed and does not surface in the creek for several hundred feet.
Last hint... this cave has STRONG connections to one of the two groups of John Swift's lost silver mines (which are "lost" no longer).
DC
It'd be in Bowlng Green,Lost River?
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Hmmmm.... apparently the biggest natural cave in Kentucky is one of the best kept secrets in the state. Nice tries, folks but nobody got it.
The answer is... Ta Da..... WIND CAVE in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Jackson County... closest city of any size, McKee.
It has been a few years since I have been there but I hear rumors that the National Park Service has closed off access at the entrance because of a bunch of occaultists holding wierd rites there and defacing the walls.
Turns out that one of John Swift's silver mines is in Wind Cave... but thats another story.... one I'm going to tell at the conference this coming Sunday.
There are MANY other secrets to be discovered in the area immediately surrounding the cave. It is a wild, rugged and beautiful area... and somewhat remote... one of the most impressive in all KY in my book. Highly recommend it for exploring but... leave your detector at home cause the Feds will get you if they catch you with one there.
While we are on the subject of caves in Kentucky...
Anyone know what the BIGGEST natural cave in Kentucky is? HINT- it is NOT Mammoth Cave... that is a cave SYSTEM. This is a single self-contained cave that is not known to connect to any other caves although there are MANY other caves in the area... and VERY significant to the treasure seeker.
Another hint... it has a major flow of water inside of it that exits through a hole in the side of the mountain quite a distance from the entrance to fall as a waterfall into a creek where the water just disappears into the creek bed and does not surface in the creek for several hundred feet.
Last hint... this cave has STRONG connections to one of the two groups of John Swift's lost silver mines (which are "lost" no longer).
DC
It'd be in Bowlng Green,Lost River?
No, it's probably Carter Caves, a place we take our Boy Scout Troop annually to go caving............see ya mark
Hmmmm.... apparently the biggest natural cave in Kentucky is one of the best kept secrets in the state. Nice tries, folks but nobody got it.
The answer is... Ta Da..... WIND CAVE in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Jackson County... closest city of any size, McKee.
It has been a few years since I have been there but I hear rumors that the National Park Service has closed off access at the entrance because of a bunch of occaultists holding wierd rites there and defacing the walls.
Turns out that one of John Swift's silver mines is in Wind Cave... but thats another story.... one I'm going to tell at the conference this coming Sunday.
There are MANY other secrets to be discovered in the area immediately surrounding the cave. It is a wild, rugged and beautiful area... and somewhat remote... one of the most impressive in all KY in my book. Highly recommend it for exploring but... leave your detector at home cause the Feds will get you if they catch you with one there.
DC
Are you certain of the caves length, I believe that Mammoth would be larger with it's 355 miles of passages and then there is the Sloans system which is 26 miles of mapped passages and then the Well's system with over 11 miles of passages..
I know that Wind Cave is there, but have never been in it, I just never knew it was so large, Looks like a fall trip for the SKSC to check.
Would love to hear a little more on the connection with Swift's Silver Mines. I tromp all over the hills in and around the area in discussion and am die hard on the Swift stuff. Care to share some more
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