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Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
Mammoth Cave National Park preserves the cave system and
a part of the Green River valley and hilly country of south
central Kentucky. This is the world's longest cave system, with
more than 365 miles explored. Early guide Stephen Bishop
called the cave a "grand, gloomy and peculiar place," but its
vast chambers and complex labyrinths have earned its name:
Mammoth.
Mammoth Cave National Park preserves the cave system and
a part of the Green River valley and hilly country of south
central Kentucky. This is the world's longest cave system, with
more than 365 miles explored. Early guide Stephen Bishop
called the cave a "grand, gloomy and peculiar place," but its
vast chambers and complex labyrinths have earned its name:
Mammoth.
Mammoth Cave National Park was established in 1941 to
protect the unparalleled underground labyrinth of caves, the
rolling hilly country above, and the Green River valley. Since
then, ongoing study and exploration have shown the park to be
far more complex than ever imagined, hosting a broad
diversity of species living in specialized and interconnected
ecosystems. The park's challenge is to balance these
remarkable and sometimes fragile living networks with the
public's enjoyment of them. The key to that balance is
knowledge, and the park's new environmental monitoring
programs will provide that understanding.
The first human to enter Mammoth Cave passed under its
imposing arch about 4,000 years ago. His reason for probing
the shadows? The same as ours today. Curiosity led the way
to discoveries of minerals, and primitive miners plumbed the
rocky halls for nearly 2,000 years before the cave again fell
quiet. It would not again echo the sound of human feet
clattering the floor stones until the very end of the 18th
century.
Once European settlers discovered Mammoth Cave, stories
both inspiring and strange began to accumulate about their
adventures underground. The cave's stories spoke of
curiosity, cures, captivity and capitalism; excitement,
exploration and exploitation.
And the story keeps on going. From the torch-bearing Indian to
yesterday's park visitor, the fabric of the story-cloth of
Mammoth Cave continues to be woven.
protect the unparalleled underground labyrinth of caves, the
rolling hilly country above, and the Green River valley. Since
then, ongoing study and exploration have shown the park to be
far more complex than ever imagined, hosting a broad
diversity of species living in specialized and interconnected
ecosystems. The park's challenge is to balance these
remarkable and sometimes fragile living networks with the
public's enjoyment of them. The key to that balance is
knowledge, and the park's new environmental monitoring
programs will provide that understanding.
The first human to enter Mammoth Cave passed under its
imposing arch about 4,000 years ago. His reason for probing
the shadows? The same as ours today. Curiosity led the way
to discoveries of minerals, and primitive miners plumbed the
rocky halls for nearly 2,000 years before the cave again fell
quiet. It would not again echo the sound of human feet
clattering the floor stones until the very end of the 18th
century.
Once European settlers discovered Mammoth Cave, stories
both inspiring and strange began to accumulate about their
adventures underground. The cave's stories spoke of
curiosity, cures, captivity and capitalism; excitement,
exploration and exploitation.
And the story keeps on going. From the torch-bearing Indian to
yesterday's park visitor, the fabric of the story-cloth of
Mammoth Cave continues to be woven.
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United States National Parks - a network of nearly 400
natural, cultural and recreational sites acrossthe
nation. The treasures in this system – the first of its
kind in the world –have been set aside by the
American people to preserve, protect, and share, the
legacies of this land. These pages
natural, cultural and recreational sites acrossthe
nation. The treasures in this system – the first of its
kind in the world –have been set aside by the
American people to preserve, protect, and share, the
legacies of this land. These pages
provide a sampling of some National Parks. Perhaps this will spark an interest that
will inspire you to seek more information and explore national parks throughout the
United States.
will inspire you to seek more information and explore national parks throughout the
United States.
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