Is it Bish Bash or Bash Bish?
Bash Bish falls is said to be the most spectacular of waterfalls in the Commonwealth and the most photographed. Legend has it that it is named after a Native American woman who was called White Swan. (Her nickname was Bash Bish). Bash Bish was a young wife and was heart-broken that her husband had left her for another woman as Bash Bish could not give him children. She lamented daily at the falls when one day she heard her mother calling to her from underneath the falls where she lived. With a leap of joy, she jumped into the falls just as her husband came running out of the woods to find her, and he jumped into the falls as well. His body was found but no sign of Bash Bish was found. She is believed to have joined her mother underneath the falls. Some say if you listen very carefully, you can hear Bash Bish’s named being called from underneath the falls. NOTE: Swimming is not allowed in the pool formed by the waterfall. It is deemed dangerous and a ranger is always on duty. Directions
