The Ancient Native American Found 2.5 Miles Inside Mammoth Cave — And The Mystery Of Why His People Went So Deep Underground
The miner was reinterred.
The NPS account describes the location as known only to the Mammoth Cave superintendent.
One account says the exact location is known only to the superintendent and a few other individuals.
He rests in a protected and secret location in the cave — not on display, not in a labeled case, but somewhere in the underground he entered to do his work and from which he could not leave.
The display site on the Violet City Lantern Tour route shows visitors the massive boulder that killed him and explains the circumstances of his discovery and reburial.