Cave Guides
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By the turn of the 20th century many of the African American cave guides has been replaced with white guides as shown in this 1908 picture shows. The guide is the man on the far right of the photograph with the walking stick, canteen, and lantern. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
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Diamond Cavern
Historical Marker #2259 in Barren County notes the location of Diamond Cavern, which was discovered by a slave in 1859.
When most people envision slavery, they think of agricultural workers toiling away in fields on farms and plantations. For…