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Chinn’s Cave House
Tucked beside Highway 68 on the Kentucky River near Shakertown are the remains of Chinn’s Cave House. This man-made cave was blasted 20-feet back, and 100-feet to the left. It was turned into a roadside restaurant and gas station by owner Col. George Chinn. Really, it’s main purpose was liquor when Chinn opened it during 1920’s prohibition. The sandwiches and gas were simply a ruse. An excerpt from the book Kentucky Maverick tells more about it. I’m not sure how long Chinn’s Cave House was in business – legal or otherwise – but sadly this is all that’s left. I wish we took better care of our stuff in this country, especially a prohibition cave turned ham sandwich stop. FYI, if you go googling “Chinn’s Cave House” don’t confuse it with Chinn’s Mine. That was further downstream and owned by Jack Chinn. I don’t know if the men were related – I probably need to read the book – but the interwebs have conflated the two locations. Do exhaustive research. That’s your librarian tip for the day.
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