Book Synopsis
By Jack Speece
With text & photo contributions from
John Benton, Catherine Bishop, Ronnie Doyle, Angelo George, Larry McCarty, Jeffrey Miller, Bill Napper, Stan Sides, Gary Soule,
Gordon Smith, Joel Sneed, Dean Snyder, Jack Speece, Bob Thompson, Norman Warnell, Cave Research Foundation, Kentucky Speleological Survey, Mammoth Cave National Park (NPS), National Cave Museum
This book is an attempt to preserve the history of the lesser known show caves of Kentucky which are becoming overshadowed by the fame and size of Mammoth Cave. The book was made possible by the efforts of those who contributed to it.
Speece Productions - Kentucky Show Cave Series 2024
Contents
Ex-Show Caves of the Mammoth Cave Region
• American White Onyx Cave, Park City
o Vance Cave
• Barnett Cave, Park City
o Burnett Cave
o Neville Cave
o Rooks Cave
• Bechner Cave, Park City
o Ron Thanksgiving Cave
o Goose Grease Cave
o Dripping Cave
• Buzzard Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park
o Cathedral Cave
• Collins Cave, Horse Cave
o Marshall Collins Cave
o Bunnell Cave
• Collins Crystal Onyx Cave, Park City
o Andy Collins Crystal Onyx Cave
o Beckner Cave
o Higgenbotham Cave
o Fishback Cave
o Kentucky Beauty Cave
o Old Onyx Cave
• Collins Onyx Cave, Cave City
o Dixie Onyx Cave
o Onyx Cave
o Doyle Cave
o Old Doyle Cave
o Show Case Cave
• Colossal Cavern, Mammoth Cave National Park
o Colossal Cave
o Woodson-Adair Cave
• Crumps Cave, Cave Spring Cavern, Smiths Grove
o Smiths Grove Cave
o Lisenby Cave
• Cub Run Cave, Cub Run
• Donkey Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park
o Floyd Cave
• Dossey Domes Cavern, Mammoth Cave National Park
o Dossey Domes Cave
• Ganter Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park
o Mary Parker Cave
o Shot Cave
• Grand Avenue Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park
o Long Cave
o Wright Cave
• Great Crystal Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park
o Crystal Cave
o Floyd Collins Great Crystal Cave
o Floyd Collins Crystal Cave
o Wonder Cave
o Great Gypsum Cave
• Hundred Dome Cave, Park City
o Dome House Cave
o Moonshiner’s Murder Hole
o Coats Cave
o Preston’s Cave
o Coach Cave
o Passenger Coach Cave
• Indian Cave, Cave City
o Old Indian Cave
o Osceola Cave
o Shaw Cave
• Jesse James Cave, Park City
o Thousand Rooms Cave
o Forty Fathom Pit
o James Cave
• LeMay Cave, Park City
• Mammoth Wonder Cave. Park City
o Ford Farm Cave
o Wonder Cave
o Cline System
o Cline Windmill Cave
• Natural Tunnel (Cave), Mammoth Cave National Park
• Procter Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park
• Reptile Garden Cave, Park City
o Neville Cave
• Salts Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park
o Great Salts Cave
o Old Salts Cave
• Short Cave, Park City
o Mummy Cave
o Jan Cave
• Slave Cave, Park City
o N. Cave
• Thompson Cave, Park City
• White Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park
• Wonderland Cave, Horse Cave
o Pace Cave
References
Show Caves in the Mammoth Cave Region of Kentucky – Past & Present Kentucky Show Cave Booklet Series - Speece Productions
Spelean History Booklet Series – Speece Productions