Cave Tour Group

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This 1871 image from the magazine "Every Saturday" shows an African American guide (second from left) with a Mammoth Cave tour group. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

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Diamond Cavern

By Tim Talbott

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…