A 100-year-old tragic cave accident led to this national park. Here's what happened.
Floyd Collins got trapped in a Kentucky cave 100 years ago this week, an incident that led to the creation of Mammoth Cave ...
National Parks Traveler13d
Recalling A Tragedy That Led To Mammoth Cave National Park
Floyd Collins entered Sand Cave a century ago today to explore its prospects as a visitor site and became trapped in a passageway not much wider than his chest, dislodging a 27-pound rock that pinned ...
New York Post7d
Beloved Great Smoky Mountains National Park volunteer, 73, found dead after vanishing on a hike
An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than two decades was found dead on the North Carolina side of the range nearly a week after going missing.
Charlotte Observer9d
Missing hiker found dead off popular trail in Great Smoky Mountains, NC park says
A North Carolina woman has been found dead after going missing inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials say. Ann Houghton, 73, was discovered just before 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 ...
Asheville Citizen-Times7d
Great Smoky Mountains National Park missing hiker found dead, NPS says
A hiker missing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since Feb. 1 was found dead just before 2 p.m. Feb. 2, according to a news release from the National Park Service. Ann Houghton ...
AZ Central9d
Longtime volunteer found dead in Great Smoky Mountains NP after she went missing while hiking
A 73-year-old missing hiker was found deceased in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park over the weekend, the National Park Service announced. Ann Houghton was found dead on Sunday after being ...
The Indianapolis Star13d
A 100-year-old tragic cave accident led to this national park. Here's what happened.
After the National Park Service was established ... such as the Great Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah, according to Dr. Rickard Toomey, a Cave Specialist with the park. Mammoth Cave was also ...