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February 13, 1925 (37 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
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Celebrities born on July 20
Born in 1887
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Explorers from Kentucky
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Floyd Collins
William Floyd Collins, better known as Floyd Collins, was an American cave explorer, primarily in an area of ​​central Kentucky that is home to hundreds of miles of interconnected caverns in Mammoth Cave National Park, the longest system in caves of the world. At the turn of the 20th century, during the era known as the Kentucky Cave Wars, commercial cave owners and explorers in Kentucky were engaged in a fierce competition to mine the bountiful caves, and the cave collects commercial profits from tourists. who paid to see the caves. In 1917 Collins discovered and marketed the Crystal Caves on Flint Ridge. But the cave is isolated and very few tourists. Collins had ambitions to find another cave that he could open to the public closer to the main streets and made a deal with a neighbor to open the Sand Cave, a small cave in the neighborhood. On January 30, 1925, while working to enlarge the passage in Cat Cave, Collins found himself trapped in a narrow gully 55 feet long underground.
BornJuly 20, 1887, Auburn, Kentucky United States
Diedc. February 13, 1925, Cave City, Kentucky, United States
Resting placeMammoth Cave Baptist Church Cemetery, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
OccupationCave owner, cave explorer
Known forCave exploration in Central Kentucky, being trapped in Sand Cave and dying before a rescue party could get to him

About Floyd Collins

Explorer Floyd Collins was born on July 20, 1887 in Kentucky, United States (He dies at the age of 37, on February 13, 1925).

After becoming trapped in Sand Cave, Kentucky cave explorer who became a national phenomenon.

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Floyd Collins before becoming famous

Floyd Collins was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1887 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Pig (豬).

Collins set out on a mission to find an entry to Crystal Cave, a lovely but remote cave owned by his family, from the more regularly visited network.

Achievement of Floyd Collins

His ordeal in Sand Cave made national headlines, with news of his recovery pinning listeners to the new medium of radio.

Floyd Collins's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born in the city of Auburn in the state of Kentucky.

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His struggle in the cave was similar to that of climber Rock Climber Aaron Ralston, however Ralston's ended with a pleasant ending.

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Floyd Collins Income & Net worth

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