Kentucky is known for it caves the likes of Cave City, Carter Cave, Horse Cave and Mammoth Cave.

Mind you, we didn't have caves likes these with museums, theaters and parks, however we did have caves.
They range from very small like a hole in the side of a hill or a sinkhole that turn into a cave.

The most memorials ones were those near where we lived.
One was on Mr. Warner's farm near our house, it was in the woods with a lot of large trees around it, there was a small stream of water flowing from the mouth of the cave. It was a place to go for a quite time on a hot day. The breeze coming out of the cave was always a welcome cool down.
Some time I would wonder how far the opening went back into the hill, after traveling past the light of day it would get rather scary, thoughts would go wile thinking about snakes and unknown varmints that might be in the caves. It did'nt take long before the ten-year-old boy would come out to the light of day.

Another cave was located on a second cousin's farm, which was in a nice wooded area of beech, hickory and oaks trees. Many times we would go there to squirrel hunt and just spend time in the cave and woods.

There was a story told about a cave man, that was seen a number of times in and around the cave earlier years.
It was told that no one ever got to talk to him because he would always hear them coming run away before anyone got to him, giving them only a glimpse of the cave man.
I most usually would not go near the cave by myself being afraid of the cave man.
This may have been only a folk tale but it was enough to scare the likes me.

The cave that I remember the best is located across highway 61 down over a hill from the one room school  called Firkin School it was located between Sparksville and Breeding, KY., near Harrods Fork Creek. This cave had a stream of cold water running out the middle of the cave, the school got drinking water from the cave.
The teacher would send two boys with a large bucket and dipper to the cave for fresh cold water.
The cave was the largest of the three caves.

The neighbors used this cave for cooling their fresh churned butter and milk. and other food that needed to be kept cool. There was no refrigerators back then, most home as well as the school had no electric.
There was never a report of any school children bothering the milk, butter and food that was in the cave.

Some time we went to the cave early in the morning to get water and would find large dew covered spider webs sparkling in the sunlight. They were a master piece in its self with all the different colors in the dew drops and the web shining with dew in the sunlight.

I would like to know the name of this cave?

_ Carlis B. Wilson