Mammoth Cave: A Place Called Home

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  • čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
  • In the heart of South Central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave National Park is a draw for people from around the world. This area holds the longest known cave system in the world and a rich history of family and community that reaches back generations. The people living in the Mammoth Cave area had a unique bond with those around them and to the land that would one day become a national park. Mammoth Cave: A Place Called Home is a tale of communities lost and a National Park gained as a legacy to those who knew and loved the cave and for those who would come after.
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Komentáře • 36

  • @efrem1
    @efrem1 Před 4 lety +10

    I went to Mammoth Cave this past weekend. I was amazed by this beauty, and at least the Park Ranger was honest about how the land was taken and led to resentment for many years.

    • @parkerwheet9996
      @parkerwheet9996 Před 3 lety

      Was the rangers name Jackie Wheet?

    • @efrem1
      @efrem1 Před 3 lety

      @@parkerwheet9996 Not sure. That name sounds vaguely familiar. Of course this was seven months ago.

  • @ELDELD
    @ELDELD Před 3 lety +11

    21:40 Floyd Collins (the greatest caver ever known) speculated the cave systems were connected way back in the early 1900s. He was finally proven right in 1972.

  • @gubbeyrecords8178
    @gubbeyrecords8178 Před 4 měsíci

    Wonderful Documentary!

  • @missinmayberry7289
    @missinmayberry7289 Před 2 lety +6

    19:41 The laughter after mention of conspiring... Then bringing the gentleman back to see his bullldozed home is chilling. "Absolutely ignorant" an interesting description of a fellow human who may have described a goverment official using the same terms.

    • @WhispersFromTheDark
      @WhispersFromTheDark Před rokem +2

      I hope that old Man still haunts those who conspired against him and bull dozed his home I can't imagine his heartache, they literally (intentionally) crushed his soul...so after awhile I'm sure he got his 'revenge' I'm some small way. But the guy laughing about it is despicable, and shows his character. Just remember karma has everybody's address...and taking someone's land and home and justifying it by saying it was 'for the good of the people' in my opinion is like murdering someone because they had dandruff.

  • @thedon8594
    @thedon8594 Před 5 lety +5

    Back in the 90's I took many hikes around the area and back woods along Flint Ridge and in the area of the Crystal Caverns historical area. I found many remnants of the people that once lived in the area. Foundations and stone structures. But like everything else - the good of the whole out weighs the good of the few. It's a sad story but what they have today in the region has proven they did the right thing.It's a beutiful area unlike what has happened in many areas of our Country in the name of progress.

  • @zacharychristian9762
    @zacharychristian9762 Před 2 lety +3

    A big reason i heard a gentleman mention was the combradiery if just one had something they all had what they needed we as a society have been guided away from that imagine if this was the reason or the need to disband the people of this area just a thought

  • @leespurlock3911
    @leespurlock3911 Před 7 lety +11

    They Didnt give it up it was took by force.

    • @henryeversole5988
      @henryeversole5988 Před 7 lety +1

      You are correct, however when it is your family that is being displaced I believe you would feel different about the outcome.
      As a matter of fact, why don’t we just kill 50-80% of the world population so the rich will have a prettier world to live in?
      Yes, people like you make me angry because you don’t care what happens to people like me if it makes things better for you and that is what happed at Mammoth Cave and many of our National Parks.

    • @henryeversole5988
      @henryeversole5988 Před 7 lety +5

      I am glad you do. I come every year for my wife’s family reunion. We have traveled to the grave yards that still exist (By the fire tower) and the family homesteads.
      I am sure you have listened to the stories from your family members that were removed as I have. Most of them are leaving us now and I simply want people to never forget what has happened in places like this.
      Watch the video again. A daughter, tricks her father into leaving his house, so the rangers can bulldoze it. Do you think he spoke to her ever again?
      How would you feel if your land bordered the park and they decided to expand? Then they condemn your well and make you move out. Condemned property that is not usable isn’t worth much, so they offer you 10-20% of the former value. By the way, they will win in court. This happens today.
      Yes, I am dramatic. Because too many people believe that anything the government does is ok if they do it to someone else.

  • @cybco
    @cybco Před 2 lety +6

    The Government did some evil stuff with these people. No way will I vacation to an area devastating people during the hardest time of their life.

    • @carama3590
      @carama3590 Před 2 lety

      My ancestors said that they had to see a lot of parts of the cave because of extraterrestrials Agatha some so-called conspiracy theory stuff that’s why they specifically chose that area. I wouldn’t put it past some of our officials that have been in government especially if money is involved. They could care less about family and and someone’s home. Elderly or sick.

  • @dennisweikel1534
    @dennisweikel1534 Před rokem +5

    Mammoth cave is a cave, it's underground. There wasn't any reason to take those poor people off of that rich land and from their homes.

    • @ericsparks
      @ericsparks Před rokem

      Oh boy, here we go with this leftist BS. 🙄

  • @leespurlock3911
    @leespurlock3911 Před 7 lety +13

    This was so wrong to take their land .

    • @spiderfan1974
      @spiderfan1974 Před 6 lety +3

      lee Spurlock Would it be better if a city grew up around the cave? Would it be better if the cave was used like a natural dumpster? It would be more wrong if they took their homes and land to build roads and factories etc ...... .

  • @Michael-ut1lg
    @Michael-ut1lg Před rokem

    It sucks that you had your generations of loved ones buried on your property back than and you'd have to leave them behind, that be the big hangup for me.

  • @carama3590
    @carama3590 Před 2 lety +1

    I think they found out about the Agartha entrance. Turned it into a park etc. to keep track of what was going on there. These people are lying through their damn teeth. Native Americans , Indians , many people, my ancestors etc all speak of the government control of some of these entrances needed to be watched or protected. They didn’t treat the people right at all!!!!

  • @user-eu2fe5hy2d
    @user-eu2fe5hy2d Před 6 měsíci +1

    they government.was wrong making those people leave their homes.were the loves ones crave site's are not taking care of.and the state makes money on that cave so sad

  • @cybco
    @cybco Před 2 lety +3

    No way in Hell do I want to visit a place so malicious in acquiring peoples life's.

  • @redriver6541
    @redriver6541 Před 5 lety +3

    Eh. It sucks they lost land...but its good we had the sense to preserve this area.... Like LBL.

  • @bahadortanzif8932
    @bahadortanzif8932 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Progress... Nope. Congress.

  • @hatinallday74
    @hatinallday74 Před 4 lety +5

    It's amazing how one video tells of black people that live and this commentary doesn't say anything about black people. Hmmm??

    • @pooderism
      @pooderism Před 4 lety +3

      There's an entire video on the subject, maybe check it out. czcams.com/video/wZ-W0PBu-aA/video.html

    • @bullhead900
      @bullhead900 Před 2 lety +5

      everything is about race now.

    • @JustinOhio
      @JustinOhio Před 2 lety

      Who gives a sh1t???

    • @soonsuicidal
      @soonsuicidal Před 25 dny

      Same when black people are the thieves or r_____ in the news wouldnt even mention it too to protect your race. Funny huh.