Horse Caves

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The Horse Caves of Amherst, Massachusetts are a geological feature in the southern part of the town of Amherst, near the base of Mount Norwottuck.

According to legend, some of the men fighting with Daniel Shays in Shays' Rebellion hid out in the Horse Caves after their defeat at the hands of the Massachusetts militia.