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The Bell Witch Haunting is one of the strangest and most well-documented hauntings in American history, and for good reason. It stands out in several areas of paranormal research, and includes many features not ordinarily present in classic haunting activity. As such, this particular haunting deserves a very close look by anyone serious about seeking out and visiting haunted places.
The story of the Bell Witch is a rather long one which can be read by doing a search anywhere on the internet, so we will just stick to the basics of why this is such an important haunting for the purposes of this page. During this particular haunting (which lasted for a surprisingly long time), many phenomena were observed that do not fit easily into the standard mold of hauntings or spirit entity behavior. Anomalies included sightings of strange animals, disembodied voices, personal attacks on people, loud laughing and singing, and actual bodily harm to the residents of the Bell household - culminating in the death of John Bell. This entity revealed a real intelligence, and vacillated from being compassionate to being quite vicious in rather short periods of time. Many reputable people of the era witnessed these strange happenings first-hand, including Andrew Jackson.
Because of the longevity of this particular haunting, the site on which it is located - a very old Indian burial ground - the odd mix of actual supernatural phenomena that occurred there, and the odd things that still happen there today, this is one site that may very well serve as a doorway or "portal" to another dimension. The actual site of this portal may be at the entrance to the cave, or somewhere inside. The cave itself was not directly implicated in the hauntings, but seems to be a hotbed of paranormal activity, even today, with many reports of cameras breaking, film rewinding, and (for cameras that do survive) pictures with odd figures or lights in them.
Adams, Tennessee is located in Robertson County, approximately 30 miles north of Nashville. The Bell Witch Cave is open from May through October. For more information call (615) 696-3055.