Bridgeport, Alabama, was the recipient of a 2023 DEI Community Impact Grant from Tennessee RiverLine to support an event held on May 11, 2023. The event, a day of paddling, advocacy and historical interpretation for the students of Bridgeport Middle School, was a partnership between Russell Cave National Monument, the Tennessee Valley Civil War Roundtable, the City of Bridgeport and members of the South Pittsburg and Muscle Shoals Tennessee RiverLine Local Leadership Teams to celebrate the area’s rich history and introduce students to outdoor recreation on the river.