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Russell County Geocaching

Geocaching is a high tech treasure hunting game played by adventure seekers equipped with GPS of Smart Phone devices.  The basic idea is to locate hidden Geocaches outdoors and then share your experience on line.  Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the Geocaches hidden at that location.

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Russell Springs City Park & Pool

Located near Lake Cumberland, Jamestown Marina, Lake Cumberland State Resort Park, Alligator II Resort & Marina, Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery, accommodations, restaurants  and shopping. Hiking/Walking trails throughout the wooded park This is a wonderful little park in the Lake Cumberland area complete with a public pool, playgrounds, tennis courts, hiking/walking trails and a skateboard

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Oven Fork Mercantile

The Oven Fork Mercantile sits nestled in the valley between Pine and Black Mountains, halfway between Whitesburg and Cumberland on Highway 119. In the 1920’s, it was known as Sumpter’s Grocery and Service Station. The coming of the railroad, the building of coal camps, and the onset of World War 1 had brought a coal

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