Diamond Caverns -- near Mammoth Cave NHP, KY
N 37° 06.966 W 086° 03.756
16S E 583280 N 4108162
The KY historical marker for Diamond Caverns, a longtime roadside attraction and tourist trap near Mammoth Cave
Waymark Code: WM15RKB
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2022
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The marker is located along the Park City Road 255 south of Mammoth Cave.
The marker reads as follows:
"DIAMOND CAVERNS
On July 14, 1859, a slave was lowered into a pit discovered on the farm of Jesse Coats. He saw glistening calcite crystals that he thought were diamonds. The first public tour was made by a wedding party on August 19, 1859. Guidebooks were written about the cave and its beautiful limestone formations. OVER
The cave is famed for its pristine cave formations, and was shown with Mammoth Cave in the late 1800s. Mammoth Cave Railroad ran nearby. Passages found in 1936 doubled the length of the cave. It is the second-oldest show cave in Kentucky and the fourth-oldest continuously visited commercial cave in the United States. OVER
Diamond Caverns, LLC.
2008 Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways 2259"
Marker Name: Diamond Caverns
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 2259
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Diamond Caverns, LLC.
Kentucky Historical Society and
Kentucky Department of Highways
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Visit Instructions:
A picture of the site or anything specific to the text on marker.