Is Mammoth Cave really haunted?
Mammoth Cave National Park Mammoth Cave is the single largest natural cave in the entire world. It consists of at least five known levels and over 300 miles of hallways and corridors. Several of the larger caverns yawn open to heights of 200 ft., while other sections are barely large enough to allow passage. Among ghost hunters, there is very little doubt that Mammoth Cave is one of the most active haunted sites in the entire world. Since its discovery in 1798, the cave has recorded well over 150 reports of ghostly phenemona, ranging from short-lived poltergeist activity to intricate apparitions. The list of reliable witnesses includes geologists, tour guides, psychics, and a wide variety of tourists with diverse backgrounds. The most active ghoste in Mammoth Cave is the spirit of Stephen Bishop, a black slave whose owner put him to work as a guide at the site beginning in 1838. According to local legend, Bishop quickly became the cave’s most skilled explorer, drawing incredibly accura
