Bowling Green in Edmonson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Old Guide's Cemetery
Photographed By Tom Bosse, September 17, 2023
1. Old Guide's Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Old Guide's Cemetery. . This cemetery, known as 'Old Guide's Cemetery," probably began as a slave cemetery. Others buried here were early visitors to Mammoth Cave. They share this resting place with cave guide Stephen Bishop, who died in 1857 and is the only known Mammoth Cave guide buried here.
Bishop was owned by Dr John Croghan, a physician and the proprietor of the Mammoth Cave Estate. A nineteenth-century tourist enterprise, the Mammoth Cave Estate was forerunner to what became Mammoth Cave National Park.
The Mammoth Cave Estate as drawn by Danish artist Fredrick Reichert shortly after Stephen Biship's death. Fire destroyed the estate in 1916.
Three of Dr. John Croghan's tuberculosis patients lie buried here. They lived their last days underground in consumptive huts in a failed hospital they shared with 13 other patients.
This cemetery, known as 'Old Guide's Cemetery,"
probably began as a slave cemetery. Others buried
here were early visitors to Mammoth Cave. They
share this resting place with cave guide Stephen
Bishop, who died in 1857 and is the only known
Mammoth Cave guide buried here.
Bishop was owned by Dr John Croghan, a
physician and the proprietor of the Mammoth
Cave Estate. A nineteenth-century tourist
enterprise, the Mammoth Cave Estate was
forerunner to what became Mammoth Cave
National Park.
The Mammoth Cave Estate as drawn by Danish artist Fredrick Reichert shortly after Stephen Biship's death. Fire destroyed the estate in 1916.
Three of Dr. John Croghan's tuberculosis patients lie buried here. They lived their last days underground in consumptive huts in a failed hospital they shared with 13 other patients.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Environment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.
Location. 37° 11.228′ N, 86° 6.032′ W. Marker is in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in Edmonson County. Marker is on Mammoth Cave Entrance Road. Marker is located inside Mammoth Cave National Park near the Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Mammoth Cave Parkway, Mammoth Cave KY 42259, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
Also see . . . Stephen Bishop. Stephen Bishop was an early cave explorer and often considered the first guide at Mammoth Cave. Born as an African-American Slave, Bishop became world famous betwen 1838 and 1857 after he authored books and maps of Mammonth cave which were widely distributed, even spread overseas. (Submitted on August 28, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, July 23, 2007
2. Old Guide's Cemetery Marker
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, July 23, 2007
3. Old Guide's Cemetery Marker
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, July 23, 2007
4. Old Guide's Cemetery Marker
Photographed By Tom Bosse, September 17, 2023
5. Old Guide's Cemetery Marker
Marker is on the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on September 21, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 28, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 5. submitted on September 21, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
