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VA 1 . Blackuater River. Acreage: 10,000 estimated. 



(5 Location: Nansemond County; Holland 15' Quadrangle; 4 miles S of Franklin; 



QC from Milk Landing S to Cathole Landing on Somerton Creek. 



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Description: Bogs and pine barrens with Chamaecyparis, longleaf pine, and 

 many rare bog plants as well as xerophytic plants on well-drained sands. Both 

 northern and southern relicts occur. 



Encroachments: Reforestation with loblolly pine and waste lagoons. 



Ownership: Union Camp Paper Co., Franklin, Va. 23851. 



Data source: A. M. Harvill, Jr., Longwood College, Farmville, Va. 23901. 



