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 Russell Cave National Monument - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Russell Cave National Monument is a U.S. National Monument, consisting of a small limestone cave in north-eastern Alabama, United States, close to the town of Bridgeport.
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Russell Cave provided shelter for prehistoric Indians from the earliest known human settlement in the south-eastern United States, through to European colonization.
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 Jewel Cave National Monument --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Online Article
The cave and site area (0.5 square mile [1.3 square km]) were given to the National Park Service by the National Geographic Society in 1958, and the national monument was created in 1961.
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 GORP - Russell Cave National Monument - Story
The inhabitants of Russell Cave, while retaining many of the characteristics of Archaic life, were influenced by the region's religious and political developments.
The rock out of which Russell Cave was carved was formed over 300 million years ago at the bottom of the inland sea then covering the region.
Later in the period the cave was used mostly as a winter hunting camp when river villages dispersed into more efficient smaller groups at the onset of cold weather.
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 GORP - Russell Cave National Monument - Alabama
Russell Cave National Monument was established on May 11,1961 when 310 acres donated by the National Geographic Society to the American people were set aside to protect the site and its surroundings.
Russell Cave is 8 miles west of Bridgeport, Ala.
Near the cave are a.6-mile trail featuring plants used by the cave's inhabitants and a 1.2-mile hiking trail.
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 Show Caves of the United States: Russell Cave National Monument
Russell Cave was named after a former owner of this land, Colonel Thomas Russell.
This is rare, as caves normally were used by year-round nomads for a convenient stopover or as winter quarters.
And most of the time, especially from the year 1000 on, this cave was primariliy used as a hunting camp.
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 Russell Cave National Monument
The 12-mile River Mont Cave Trail terminates at Russell Cave National Monument.
The monument does not have campgrounds, but state, county and commercial campgrounds are within a few miles.
The east-facing cave provided shelter from the cold north winds of winter but let in the morning sun.
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 Wildernet - Alabama National Forests & Parks
Alabama has no National Parks but does have the Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, the Russell Cave National Monument, the Little River Canyon National Preserve, and the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site.
The cave has a double entrance, upper and lower, and is critical habitat for endangered gray and Indiana bats.
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 Russell Cave National Monument
Bridgeport, AL Russell Cave National Monument is an archeological treasure containing evidence as to how prehistoric Indians lived in the Southeast for almost 10,000 years.
Visitor Center, museum and cave shelter are accessible.
Operating hours and fees are valid at the date of publishing and are subject to change, please contact park directly for current information.
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 Russell Cave National Monument - Travel, Recreation, Map
The story of Russell Cave National Monument is one of adaptation and survival.
Occupation of the cave shelter continued from the earliest people to inhabit the southeast, to the remnants of a mound building society that encountered the first Europeans to explore the south.
The cave and surrounding upland forest would provide these people with the basic necessities to survive.
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 Karst Waters Institute - Teachers Resources
Geology and Archeology of Russel Cave National Monument - Russell Cave National Monument is home to around 10,000 years of habitation by Pre-historic people.
Russell Cave is unique to have all five periods of southeastern prehistoric people to have inhabited the cave shelter; Paleo-People, Archaic People, Woodland and Mississippian People.
Russell Cave has an extensive archeological record that reveals detailed information about the way of life of the Pre-historic people who called Russell Cave home.
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 Stone Pages Archaeo News: Excavation funding sought for Alabama cave
Officials from the Russell Cave National Monument in Jackson County (USA) have asked the US National Park Service for funds for a major archaeological survey of the 330 acre park.
Russell Cave was deemed so important that it was purchased by the NGS and later donated to the National Park Service.
The cave system is thought to extend some ten miles, 7.5 miles of which have been mapped.
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Snowmobile use is permitted in Crater Lake National Park on the North Entrance Road from its intersection with the Rim Drive to the park boundary, and on intermittent routes detouring from the North Entrance Road as designated by the Superintendent and marked with snow poles and signs.
A holder of a reserved right of use and occupancy, or a lessee thereof, occupying a property acquired by the National Park Service in the eight-mile area described in the Act, is issued a permit consistent with the terms under which the right of use and occupancy is retained.
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 Russell Cave National Monument - Maps
Check out this world map that pinpoints the location of Russell Cave National Monument.
This map will give you an idea of where Russell Cave is located inside the state of Alabama.
this map will show you a close-up of the location of this National Monument.
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 Russell Cave National Monument, by Melanie B. Bradford
Russell Cave, designated a National Monument by President John F. Kennedy on May 11, 1961, is a record of over 9,000 years of almost continuous occupation by early Native Americans.
The "Discovery" of Russell Cave and Subsequent Excavations
This extraordinarily long record makes Russell Cave a significant archaeological and historical treasure provides enormous amounts of valuable information concerning the lifestyles, habits, developments and advancements of early Native Americans in the Southeast.
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AL, Russell Cave National Monument, prehistoric era inhabitants depiction
Russell Cave contains the oldest and most complete record of prehistoric fossils found anywhere in the United States.
The latter is when the cave's last full-time inhabitants (Cherokee Indians) began farming and abandoned the area.
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Russell Cave National Monument is an archeological treasure containing evidence as to how prehistoric Indians lived in the Southeast for almost 10,000 years.
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This October 1956 reprinted issue of the National Geographic Magazine contains the thoroughly interesting article "Life 8,000 years ago uncovered in an Alabama cave" about the discovery...
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 Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Alabama: Travel and Tourism: National Parks and Monuments: Russell Cave National Monument
Russell Cave National Monument: The Southeast's Most Complete Record Through Time   ·  cached  · Shows a record of over 9,000 years of almost continuous occupation by early Native Americans.
Russell Cave National Monument   ·  cached  · Brief NPS information page about site near Bridgeport, Alabama.
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 NPS Archeology and Ethnography Home Page
An Archaic-period Kirk point from Idaho's Russell Cave National Monument (NPS)
One of ten historic period iron arrowheads recovered during investigations at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.
To find places in your state where you can learn about the prehistoric cultural groups that occupied your area and the stone tools they made, visit the Regional Resources section of this guide.
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 Summer Vacation to Texas, 2000 -- Russell Cave
Summer Vacation to Texas, 2000 -- Russell Cave
While we couldn't see much of the cave (most is accessible only through a small crawl space), we met this neat blues team while we were relaxing in a picnic area at the park.
The National Park Service has an official site.
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