A larger area of land on Green Mountain is available for public enjoyment thanks to a Huntsville couple, who have graciously donated 122 acres next to South Shawdee Road.
It was announced on March 18 that Robert and Susan Kuehlthau were donating a swath of land in south Madison County to the Land Trust of North Alabama. Included within the property are two primary streams, which on their way to the Tennessee River create a series of waterfalls that will likely send a more than a few amateur and professional photographers to a postcard printing service.
Also on the property is a prehistoric Native America Camp and Alum Cave, which dates back to between 1 AD and 500 AD (the Middle Woodland period). Along with the waterfalls and Alum Cave, other points of interest are open to the public in the Green Mountain area and might well end up on a promotional calendar for a local business, or perhaps even for the Land Trust.
The Land Trust has plans to improve the property, which is open but currently lacks marked trails. The plan is to connect trails on the donated property to the Ditto trail system and thereby make a connection to the River. Also planned is a gravel parking lot at the entrance to the Alum Cave property.
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