Stephen Bishop was an American cave explorer and self-taught geologist known for being one of the first people to explore and map Mammoth Cave in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Mammoth Cave has been reco
Drawing of Stephen Bishop (published in 1880s, not from life)
The Bottomless Pit at Mammoth Cave
Stephen Bishop's tombstone
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Mammoth Cave National Park is a national park of the United States in south-central Kentucky. It encompasses portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest known cave system in the world. The park's 52,007 acr
Stephen Bishop (cave explorer)
…Stephen Bishop (c. 1821 – 1857) was an American cave explorer and self-taught geologist known for being one of the first people to explore and map Mammoth Cave in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Mammoth Cave has been recognized as the longest cave system in the world since 1972. Bishop's map of the cave, hand-drawn…
Tourists inside the cave
The Bottomless Pit in Mammoth Cave, woodcut (1887)
The historic entrance at 37°11′14″N 86°06′13″W / 37.18722°N 86.10361°W / 37.18722; -86.10361