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Saltpeter was mined here to make gunpowder used by Kentucky riflemen during the War of 1812. Remains of those works are in the cave, which in earlier years was reputed to be a rendezvous for counterfeiters, and artifacts and Indian graves have been found in the cavern.
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Olive Hill, Kentucky · United States
