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In 1819, the year Alabama was admitted to the Union, Jackson County, Alabama, became a county with the county seat at Sauta. [3] Court was held in Sauta Cave. Saltpeter mining continued on occasion across the War of 1812, and the American Civil War. Sauta Cave was one of the largest saltpeter mines operated during the Civil War.
Russell Cave National Monument is a U.S. national monument in northeastern Alabama, United States, close to the city of Bridgeport. The monument was established on May 11, 1961, when 310 acres (1.3 km 2 ) of land were donated by the National Geographic Society to the American people.
Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge is a 199-acre (0.8 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge located in northeastern Alabama, near Paint Rock, Alabama in Jackson County. Despite receiving more than 1,200 visitors per year, the facility is unstaffed; it is administered by the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama.
Jackson County comprises the Scottsboro, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area, and Jackson county is included in the Chattanooga–Cleveland–Dalton combined statistical area. It is the site of Russell Cave National Monument , an archeological site with evidence of 8,000 years of human occupation in the Southeast.
Shelta Cave: October 1971: Huntsville: Madison: Private This cave was a dance hall before it became the home of the National Speleological Society There are over nine species of cave dwelling animals that were first discovered here.
Pages in category "Protected areas of Jackson County, Alabama" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge
Pages in category "Caves of Alabama" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Pages in category "Landforms of Jackson County, Alabama" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Sand Mountain (Alabama) Sauta Cave National ...