KINCAID'S CAVE- EGYPTIAN RUINS IN THE GRAND CANYON?

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 4 September 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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In 1909 the Phoenix Gazette published an incredible story about an archeological find, sponsored by the Smithsonian, of a cave within the Grand Canyon which supposed held a large store of artifacts thought to belong to an ancient civilization. The story quickly faded from sight, but was revived in the 70;s by certain authors seeking attention for exposing what they felt was a massive cover up being perpetrated by the Grand Canyon National Park and the Smithsonian. .In this story we discuss the original article describing the find, three audacious hoaxes pulled off in those times (over 100 years ago), and the truth regarding the origin of the Kincaid's Cave story. ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Google Podcasts FREE: https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20radio%20days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vQURMNzU3MzM0Mjg0NQ== 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries at Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20heroes 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories (& Tales from Arthur Conan Doyle) https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20sherlock%20holmes 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre on Spotify: https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20ghost%20stories 1001 Stories for the Road on Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20stories%20for%20the%20road Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20greatest%20love%20stories 1001 History's Best Storytellers: (author interviews) on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/1001-historys-best-storytellers APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	.
0:31.0	Welcome back everyone to one thousand one heroes legends histories and mysteries podcast this is your host and storyteller John Haggadorn and it's great to have you with us today
0:42.0	Many of you have traveled to Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park and those of you who haven't if you can be impressed by truly wondrous things should put it at the top of your list of places to visit
0:53.0	It is a wonder to behold the beauty of the geological formations the grandness of the huge deep canyon and the mysteries it holds all capture the imagination
1:05.0	The canyon is 277 miles long up to 18 miles wide and reaches over a mile in depth the Colorado River runs along its bottom
1:16.0	President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of saving the park from development and was the causal factor for an active congress under President Woodrow Wilson which made it a national park in 1919
1:28.0	The saga of King Cade's Cave within the park begins with a 1909 newspaper story of the finding of the remains of an ancient civilization inside of an extensive cave in marble canyon one of the hundreds of scenic spots that make up the grand canyon
1:43.0	The newspaper article was a scorcher which turned historical societies into hysterical societies for a while anyway and threatened to give a wholly unexpected genealogical past to the many Indian tribes in Arizona
1:57.0	For this reason alone it raised interest everywhere and more often than not the word hoax became attached to it
2:04.0	The newspaper story also claimed that this grand discovery of a cave containing evidence of a long past civilization was a part of a Smithsonian expedition
2:14.0	Yet the Smithsonian has denied any connection with the King Cade's Cave story or any story of Egyptian or Asian artifacts being found in the Grand Canyon or anywhere in North or South America for that matter
2:25.0	And no person named King Cade or Professor Jordan could be found anywhere, nor were any artifacts ever photographed or displayed.
2:35.0	Yet conspiracy theorists insist that the Smithsonian is covering up something, perhaps in an attempt to save the ethnicity of the American Indian? Who knows?
2:44.0	And when it comes to the origins of the American Indian, much of that is still being debated today anyway.
2:49.0	The Cherokees believe they come from the lost tribe of Israel. The Carolina Lumbies believe they're tied to the lost colony of Roanoke and all tribes have different theories of origin.
3:00.0	By the time you've heard the whole story you'll know much more about the King Cade's Cave story and the answer to the hoax question as well as some interesting history.
3:10.0	And I promise you it would be an entertaining journey as well as a story worthy of telling on your next trip to Arizona or the Smithsonian.
3:16.0	But first I'm taking you back to 1909, March 12th of that year to be exact. On that day it was just a teaser paragraph in the paper designed to raise an eyebrow or two.
3:29.0	The headline, GE Concade reaches Yuma.
3:33.0	GE Concade of Lewis and Idaho arrived in Yuma after a trip from Green River, Wyoming down the entire course of the Colorado River.
3:41.0	He is the second man to make this journey and came alone in a small skiff stopping at his pleasure to investigate the surrounding country.
3:49.0	He left Green River in October having a small covered boat with oars and carrying a fine camera with which he secured over 700 views of the river and canyon which were unsurpassed.
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