Carter Caves State Resort Park

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The Carter Caves State Park is located in Carter County, Kentucky, United States, along Tygarts Creek. The park was in various private hands for almost 200 years until the last private family owners, the J.F. Lewis family and various other private investors, including local Rotary Clubs, donated the large tract of property to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1946. [1]

[edit] Bat Cave and Cascade Caverns State Nature Preserves

Bat Cave and Cascade Caverns State Nature Preserves are two nature preserves totaling 146 acres located within the boundaries of Carter Caves State Resort Park. The property was placed in the nature preserves system on Dec 16 1981 for the protection of the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) with wintering numbers estimated at 28,000 and two rare plant species, the Mountain maple (Acer spicatum) and the Canadian yew (Taxus canadensis). [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lewis, Jonathon F. (2004). Carter Caves State Resort Park, A living History
  2. ^ Bat Cave and Cascade Caverns State Nature Preserves entry URL accessed 08/20/2006

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