Russell Cave National Monument
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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.
Russell Cave provided shelter for prehistoric Indians from the earliest known human settlement in the south-eastern United States, through to European colonization. The surrounding forest provided food, tools and fuel for fires.
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 maintained by the National Park Service.