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Carlsbad Caverns National Park
For Kids
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![Jim White in Carlsbad Cavern. Jim White in Carlsbad Cavern.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090509110411im_/http://www.nps.gov/imr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/CAVE_jwhite_koovanyu_1924_dlee_c.jpg) |
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Did You Know?
Jim White is the cowboy credited with being the premier explorer of Carlsbad Cavern. He began to explore the cave as a teenager in 1898, using a handmade wire ladder to decend 60 feet into the cave. For more than a decade, he couldn't convince many locals that there was much to Carlsbad Cavern.
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Last Updated: May 16, 2007 at 16:30 EST |