We know Missouri is chock full of caves and gives a great underground area (this one in Kansas City) for storing things under ideal storage conditions, but perhaps an ancient man in this region also realized the potential underground. In fact, there were claims of having found a city of giants from olden times in the Moberly, Missouri area. This story begins with newspaper articles and a rash of excited storytelling. It ends many decades later with people proclaiming a hoax. Somewhere in between we hear a story told of a supposed underground find 360 feet down while mining. The find may or may not have existed, but the details described, eerily match those of other time periods and finds by people of a culture that was most unusually advanced. Evening Chronicle April 8, 1885: The Most Startling Discovery of the Age Made by Citizens of Moberly, Randolph County, Mo. While Sinking a Shaft for Coal Mining. A Veritable Pompeii 360 Feet Below the Earth's Surface Containing Unquestionable...