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An Underground Adventure (1982)
About this film
Clark Byers began development of what would become the Sequoyah Caverns in Valley Head, Alabama in December of 1962. It took him sixteen months to finish it. The caverns were named after a Native American man who was a member of the Cherokee nation. The piece includes interviews with Clark Byers (developer) and Kenneth Pennington (manager) on caving, Native American artifacts, history of the caverns, Sam Houston, how faces are formed, the events held in the caverns, and more. It also includes information about the tours and the stories tour guides like to make up about the rock formations, stalactites, columns, etc. Some include Jesus on the cross, baby Moses on the Nile, the profile of Sequoyah, Abraham Lincoln, and more. Clip at end of video highlighting The Bluegrass Block, which are bluegrass performances at The Stage Door in Birmingham, Alabama.
Directors & creators
University of Alabama Television Services
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Sequoyah Caverns, Clark Byers, Kenneth Pennington, Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, Valley Head, Alabama, DeKalb County, Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, Sand Mountain, Cherokee Nation, Sequoyah, speleology, limestone caves, Rock City Gardens, bluegrass music
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