Bridgeport, Alabama is a small town located in the northeastern corner of the state near the Tennessee River and Russell Cave National Monument. The Jackson County town is just south of South Pittsburg, Tennessee.
Tags: Alabama AL Post Offices Jackson County Bridgeport North America United States US Appalachia Appalachians Appalachian Mountains United States of America
© All Rights Reserved
Bridgeport, Alabama is a small town located in the northeastern corner of the state near the Tennessee River and Russell Cave National Monument. The Jackson County town is just south of South Pittsburg, Tennessee.
Tags: Alabama AL City Welcome Signs Jackson County Bridgeport North America United States US Appalachia Appalachians Appalachian Mountains United States of America
© All Rights Reserved
Hollywood, Alabama is a small town located in Jackson County, to the northeast of Scottsboro.
Tags: Alabama AL Post Offices Jackson County Hollywood North America United States US Appalachia Appalachians Appalachian Mountains United States of America
© All Rights Reserved
Paint Rock, Alabama is a small town located in southwestern Jackson County, between Scottsboro and Huntsville.
Tags: Alabama AL Post Offices Jackson County Paint Rock North America United States US Outdoor Warning Sirens Appalachia Appalachians Appalachian Mountains United States of America
© All Rights Reserved
Russell Cave National Monument is located in the northeastern corner of Alabama, in Jackson County, close to the town of Bridgeport. The monument was established on May 11, 1961, when 310 acres of land were donated by the National Geographic Society to the American people. It is now administered and maintained by the National Park Service. The National Monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.
Russell Cave has an exceptionally large main entrance, which was used for thousands of years as a shelter by cultures of prehistoric Native Americans, from approximately 6500 BCE, the period of earliest-known human settlement in the southeastern United States, to 1650 CE and the period of European colonization. It is believed to have primarily served as a seasonal winter shelter. The people relied on the surrounding forest to gather produce and hunt for game and fish, stone and game for tools, and wood fuel for fires.
With a mapped length of 7.2 miles, Russell Cave is the third-longest mapped cave in Alabama. It is ranked 90th on the United States Long Cave List, and is listed as number 314 on the World Long Cave List. Caving is no longer allowed inside the cave. The grounds offer trails for walking, and the area is a station on the North Alabama Birding Trail.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Cave_National_Monument
Tags: Alabama AL Russell Cave National Monument National Monuments National Park System Landscapes Jackson County North America United States US Appalachia Appalachians Appalachian Mountains United States of America
© All Rights Reserved