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Waterlooans See Collins Cave Firsthand Facts
Vincent J Rechtfertig and William Schutte visited the Floyd Collins cave near Cave City Kentucky for rest and to verify facts. They rode 1,983 miles in eight days, met Bee Doyle and W H Hunt, spoke with Collins’s brother Hamer, noted tough rural roads and ferries, and described locals as hospitable though simple minded.
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Floyd Collins
Cava City
Vincent J.rechtfertig
Morris Plan Company
William Schutte
Waterloo Hangraving & Service Co
Rechtfertig
Kentucky
Bee Doyle
Doyle
Collins
W. H. Hunt
Itlunt
Hunt
Jos Whoast
Hamer
Floyd
Palk
Griffith
Ind
Illinois