Lexington Herald Leader: Ancient art uncovered in dark, dangerous zones of southeastern US caves. Take a look Miles below the Earth’s surface are some of the most dangerous caves in the southeastern U.S. “You are in an alien world,” Jan Simek, archaeologist and anthropology professor at the University of ...

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Ancient art uncovered in dark, dangerous zones of southeastern US caves. Take a look I remember seeing the cave there when I fished down there, but wasn’t big on caves back then. If my memory serves me well, I do remember a medium sized cave on the east side of the gorge, just south of the VA bridge. You have another goat trail that goes down on the north side of the bridge then crosses under to the south.

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I remember seeing the cave there when I fished down there, but wasn't big on caves back then. If my memory serves me well, I do remember a medium sized cave on the east side of the gorge, just south of the VA bridge. You have another goat trail that goes down on the north side of the bridge then crosses under to the south. Penny Arcade was one of buildings fronting the Greyhound on west side; destroyed by 1933 fire along with adjoining Dodgem, Cave of the Winds, Shooting Gallery (Liquid Gas Range), Shuffle Board, and Archery (see 1932 blueprint). Sanborn map of 1924 shows a Penny Arcade at the west edge of the park along the trolley tracks north of the MG-R.

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