Unaka National Forest
Encyclopedia
Unaka National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in North Carolina
, Tennessee
and Virginia
on July 24, 1920 with 840996 acres (3,403.4 km²). On July 10, 1936 most of the forest was transferred to Pisgah National Forest
, with the Virginia portion going to Jefferson National Forest, and the name was discontinued.
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
and Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
on July 24, 1920 with 840996 acres (3,403.4 km²). On July 10, 1936 most of the forest was transferred to Pisgah National Forest
Pisgah National Forest
Pisgah National Forest is a National Forest in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. It is administered by the United States Forest Service, part of the United States Department of Agriculture. The Pisgah National Forest is completely contained within the state of North Carolina...
, with the Virginia portion going to Jefferson National Forest, and the name was discontinued.
External links
- Forest History Society
- Listing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates (from the Forest History SocietyForest History SocietyThe Forest History Society is an American non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of forest and conservation history. The society was established in 1946 and incorporated in 1955....
website) Text from Davis, Richard C., ed. Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company for the Forest History Society, 1983. Vol. II, pp. 743-788.