Eleven Jones Cave

The Joneses were supposed to have used the cave as a hideout in the 19th century. They were reportedly bank robbers, counterfeiters, and murderers. They stashed their ill-gotten gains within the cave. The brothers also created eleven rooms to live in within the cave. The Joneses eventually left the area, and their treasure reportedly hid behind collapsed rocks. Since the rooms have never been found, legend often says the gang sealed them off by collapsing the cave roof. The cave was supposedly once large enough to drive a horse and carriage through, but has since "shrunk", a geological impossibility. Three-inch bars on a gate were supposed to further decrease the chances that someone might find the Jones' gold, silver, and jewels. These bars were said to prevent access to a main passage, which was also supposed to be guarded by a cannon. ==Studies==

In 1967, there were two physical survey trips into the cave, but neither found evidence of the Jones Brothers' story, nor for a story that in 1949 an army saber from the American Civil War was discovered within the cave. All that was found was the cave had no entrance other than the reliable spring entrance on Beargrass Creek. Oxmoor Cave was bulldozed over in 1990. The species has been listed as "imperiled" by the Kentucky Natural Heritage Program. Since 1994, it has been a candidate for ESA protection, but currently has no state or federal protections. == In popular media ==

A character in 17776 hides in Eleven Jones Cave, and breaks the fourth wall to warn the reader not to visit it due to the danger present there. ==See also==