Russell Cave National Monument | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-18

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Russell Cave National Monument


00:01:31 1 Geology
00:03:41 2 History
00:03:49 2.1 Archaic period (before 1000 BCE)
00:07:49 2.2 Woodland period (1000 BCE to 500 CE)
00:09:17 2.3 Mississippian period (after 500 CE)
00:10:05 2.4 Historic period
00:10:52 2.5 Recent history
00:11:36 3 Archeological surveys
00:13:39 4 Biology
00:14:46 5 Visitation
00:15:23 5.1 Gilbert H. Grosvenor Visitor Center
00:16:03 5.2 Cave shelter
00:16:36 5.3 Russell Cave
00:17:09 5.4 Walking trails
00:17:46 5.5 Native American Festival
00:18:33 5.6 North Alabama Birding Trail



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The Russell Cave National Monument is a U.S. National Monument in northeastern Alabama, United States, close to the town of Bridgeport. The Monument was established on May 11, 1961, when 310 acres (1.3 km2) 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 Indians, 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. Guided tours of the shelter area are available.
With a mapped length of 7.2 miles (11.6 km), 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.