Russell Cave National Monument
The Russell Cave National Monument was a sacred burial site that is at least 10,000 years old. Burial rituals included throwing bodies off cliffs, burying the dead burial mounts, and elaborate tombs. Those who have meditated in the cave claim to have felt a large amount of struggle and evolution inside of it.
The James T. Staples riverboat (officially registered as the Jas. T. Staples, also known as the Big Jim) was a Tombigbee River stern-wheel paddle steamer belonging to Captain Norman Staples, the boat’s designer who named it after his father.
The Bladon Springs Cemetery is haunted by Captain Norman Staples, captain of the James T. Staples riverboat. Staples experienced hardships brought on by a large steamboat company’s unethical practices and desire to establish a monopoly over all boats on the Alabama rivers.