NATURAL AREAS AND REGIONS 



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Surrounding forests of mixed oak, 

 scrub pine, pitch pine, and shortleaf 

 pine. Probably marks the most north- 

 erly limit of Magnolia tripetala in 

 Ohio. Entire area characterized by 

 precipitous outcrops of sandstone ^ in 

 many places extending 100 ft. high 

 vertically. 600-950 ft.; hilly. 



Jackson!, on B. & O. and Hocking 

 Valley railroads; 7 mi. northwest, near 

 Limerick, Liberty Township, Jackson 

 County, Ohio. F. W. Dean. 



Maps: Waverly quadrangle: Jackson 

 quadrangle. 



*Dean State Forest. (D3.) Comprises 

 1500 acres. Characterized by broken 

 hills, steep bluffs and sharp ridges. 

 The entire area has been cut over during 

 the flourishing era of the charcoal and 

 iron ore industry in southeastern Ohio. 

 The forest now is composed of second 

 growth stands, consisting principally of 

 mixed hardwoods. The following spe- 

 cies are typical of the upper slopes and 

 ridges: white, black, red, scarlet, chest- 

 nut, post, and blackjack oaks with scrub, 

 pitch and shortleaf pines occurring in 

 small quantities. On exposures well 

 protected a more mesophytic forest 

 occurs consisting of tulip tree, chestnut 

 and basswood. The principal species 

 forming the undergrowth are sorrel tree, 

 dogwood, red maple, black gum, laurel, 

 and sassafras. ' The entire area has been 

 burned over several times prior to the 

 time it came under the control of the 

 State, and severely culled during the 

 period of charcoal production. 600- 

 1000ft.; dissected. 



IrontonJ, 15 mi. north, Iron R. R.; 

 1| mi. north Steece; Decatur Township, 

 Lawrence County. F. W. Dean. 



Map: Ironton quadrangle. 



*Roosevelt Park. (D3.) Tract of 

 15,000 acres, 5000 acres of which is under 

 the management of the Board of Con- 

 trol of the Ohio Experiment Station, 

 as a state forest, and 10,000 acres are 

 under the Ohio Director of Agriculture. 

 The forests of both tracts are under the 

 management of the State Forester. 

 The forest is second growth, badly in- 



jured in past years by fire. The area 

 contains a large variety of trees, includ- 

 ing a few conifers. Several small 

 streams traverse the tract, some of 

 which maintain their flow the year 

 round. The topography is character- 

 ized by sharp ridges or backbones, rising 

 in places into prominent peaks. Suc- 

 cession well illustrated. 



Portsmouth:}:, 16 mi. west, N. & W. or 

 B. & 0.; south end of tract is one mi. 

 north of Buena Vista, on the Ohio 

 River; north end of tract 1| mi. south 

 of Henley. 



Portsmouth!, 16 mi. west (a) Cin- 

 cinnati Pike to Henley; or (a) Buena 

 Vista Highway to south end. Edmund 

 Secrest, State Forester. 



Map: Otway quadrangle. 



"Fort Hill" Prehistoric Earthworks, 

 Forest and Stream Gorge. (B3(b).) 

 About two sq. mi. of original and second 

 growth deciduous forest, including deep 

 ravines and Niagara limestone gorge of 

 the Baker Fork of Brush Creek. The 

 upper levels of the hills are of black 

 slaty shale of the Devonian. Rock cliffs 

 are covered with mosses, ferns, Hepat- 

 ica, columbines, etc. Stream moderate ; 

 shallow. The Fort Hill earthwork 

 covers about 50 acres and the circum- 

 ference is said to be 1 m i- 840-1285 ft. ; 

 sharp to precipitous. 



Hillsboro!, on B. & O. R. R.; east 

 through Marshall and Carmel, and 

 south to Mrs. Matthew's Hotel (R. F. D. 

 13, Hillsboro) within the area (a); 18 

 mi.; or 



Peebles!, on N. & W. R. R. ; north on 

 Zanesville road 10 mi. to Mrs. Matthew's 

 Hotel (a); Highland County, Ohio. 

 Morten Carlisle. 



Reference: 



Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio, 

 1:922. 



Map: Bainb ridge quadrangle. 



Cedar Falls^. (C3.) Isolated lime- 

 stone gorge along Cedar Run, one mi. 

 north of Cedar Mills; species predomi- 

 nating on rock cliffs : white cedar (Thuja 

 occidentalis), hemlock, and red cedar, 

 abruptly succeeded by a forest of white, 

 red, and black oaks, hickory, tulip, 

 walnut, basswood, and sugar maple, 

 occupying the surrounding slopes. 



