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Entrance to Lost River Cave |
Description |
"Entrance to Lost River Cave, Bowling Green, Kentucky" postcard. Full-color illustration of tourists at cave entrance. The reverse shows the following caption: "The Lost River Cave is located 2 miles south of Bowling Green, Kentucky on U. S. Route 31 W. The legend is that this Cave served as a hideout for the James Bros. after the robbing of the Russellville, Kentucky Bank in 1868. The Entrance to the Cave is the largest entrance to any cave known. History speaks of the old Grist Mill and Carding machines underneath the old roadway 80 feet below the level in 1796." 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" |
Object Name |
Postcard |
Subjects |
Caves Karst Tourism |
Search Terms |
Bowling Green, KY Lost River Cave (Bowling Green, KY) |
Catalog Number |
2006.134.6 |
Credit line |
Kentucky Library & Museum |
Number of Images |
1 |