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On the recordJune 14, 2016
I believe the bravest person in the United States was that 16-year-old boy who walked down into that hole about 100 years ago and discovered it.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King praises the bravery of the boy who discovered Carlsbad Caverns.

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