
Legend has it that this was the revenge of Turner, who was never able to profit from his discovery of Great Onyx Cave, against Edwards. Rocks and sand were piled against the walls of the cave to make trails when the cave was commercialized, possibly blocking off passages which might connect to Mammoth Cave. In fact, passages in the Flint Ridge Cave System pass beneath surveyed passages in Great Onyx Cave.

Great Onyx Cave is unusual in that it has not yet been connected to nearby Mammoth Cave it is the only major Flint Ridge cave which has yet to be connected with the Flint Ridge Cave System, despite exploration efforts.

He also shares tips on nearby attractions. These tours range from the super short Frozen Niagara tour, to the park’s only accessibility tour for those with limited mobility, and the Wild Cave Tour for super adventurous teens. It is for this reason that unjust enrichment theorists at Oxford University believe the case to have been one of unjust enrichment, the enrichment of the defendant having been at the expense of the plaintiff's proprietary right, thus severing the link between enrichment and loss and thereby confirming the unjust enrichment analysis of cases such as Trustee of FC Jones and Son v Jones, Foskett v McKeown and the doctrine of equitable tracing. Mike offers some great insight to help you plan your next family trip including the 5 best cave tours for families. However, the basis of this ruling has been subject to much controversy: invoking the user principle of damages for trespass, the plaintiff ought to have been due only reasonable rental value of the land. Invoking the ad coelem et ad inferos principle, the court ordered restitution of all profits derived from running tours on the plaintiff's property. Edwards was successfully sued by a neighboring landowner (Lee) who alleged that the cave ran underneath his property. The Great Onyx Case was also the subject of litigation that reached Kentucky's high courts in 1929 (232 Ky. The cave was finally sold to the National Park Service and became a part of the National Park in January 1961. When the National Park was established in 1941, Great Onyx Cave remained a privately held "island" within the Park's borders. The Frozen Niagara Tour takes visitors to see calcite formations.

The owners of Great Onyx Cave refused to sell their land when the federal government was purchasing property for Mammoth Cave National Park during the 1930s. The Great Onyx Cave Tour is a longer tour that covers the more remote areas of Mammoth Cave.
