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The Floyd Collins Tragedy at Sand Cave (Images of America)

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Floyd Collins is possibly the most famous person you have probably never heard of. Collins used to be a Kentucky cave explorer who used to be trapped for more than two weeks right through the winter of 1925 in a cave positioned within the boundaries of what’s now Mammoth Cave National Park. Collins had no fear of exploring the most difficult cave passages, and few people could match his persistence and endurance. The story of Floyd Collins becoming trapped, then buried alive, and in the end dying on my own in a cave held a powerful grip on the hearts and minds of people across the world. The resulting media coverage put Mammoth Cave on the map and helped usher the real designation of Mammoth Cave as a national park. His explorations laid the foundation for others to later discover that Mammoth Cave used to be the longest cave on the planet.

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