The Sordid Past of Cave-In-Rock

​A cave called Cave-In-Rock sits along the banks of the Ohio River in a quiet little town in southern Illinois. The first recorded history of Cave-In-Rock was in 1739 by French explorer M. DeLery, who mapped the limestone cave and named it “caverne dans Le Roc,” which, after being translated into English, is still the name it bears today. Although much of its history is unsubstantiated, the local folklore surrounding this cave started almost immediately after its discovery. It tells the story of riverboat pirates, bandits, fugitives, and murderers.

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