Open for business
MORE than 100 years ago, the small town of Horse Cave became the second city in Kentucky to be wired for electricity. It did this by harnessing the swooshing waters of the Hidden River, an underground stream that briefly opens to the sky in the centre of town. After this great feat, Hidden River cave remained unused for most of the 20th century—except as a particularly nauseating open sewer. Now, once again, it is the centre of town.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Open for business”
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