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Yearbook^ of Agriculture 1949 



SUMTER NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Columbia, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 25, 76, 176. (Ranger Head- 

 quarters at Newberry, Walhalla, and Green- 

 wood. ) 



Special features: Piedmont and Blue 

 Ridge Mountains; rank growth of rhodo- 

 dendron and other flowering shrubs; Wal- 

 halla Trout Hatchery. Recreation resources: 

 Trout and some bass fishing. Quail hunting. 

 Scenic drives. Four improved forest picnic 

 grounds. Commercial hostelries near forest. 

 Acres: 321,334. 



SOUTH DAKOTA 



BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Deadwood, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 14, 85. 



Special features: Spectacular canyons 

 and waterfalls; crystal caves. Historic gold- 

 rush area, where famous early-day char- 

 acters lived and were buried, including 

 Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickok, Deadwood 

 Dick, and Preacher Smith; famous and 

 fabulous Homestake Mine; logging and 

 lumbering operations. (Forest lies partly in 

 Wyoming.) Recreation resources: Fishing. 

 Deer and migratory-bird hunting. Swim- 

 ming, hiking, saddle trips. Scenic drives. 

 Twenty-four improved public camp and 

 picnic areas. Numerous commercial cabin 

 camps and dude ranches in and near the 

 forest. Nearby towns: Deadwood, Rapid 

 City, Belle Fourche, Custer, and Hot 

 Springs, S. Dak. ; Sundance and Newcastle, 

 Wyo. Acres: 665,780. 



HARNEY NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Custer, reached by U. S. 

 Highways 16, 85. 



Special features: Harney Peak, highest 

 point east of Rockies. Mount Rushmore Na- 

 tional Memorial. Logging and lumbering 

 operations; gold, silver, and feldspar min- 

 ing. (Forest lies partly in Wyoming.) 

 Recreation resources: Lake and stream trout 

 fishing. Deer and elk hunting. Swimming, 

 boating, hiking, saddle trips, scenic drives. 

 Twenty-three improved public camp and 

 picnic areas. Commercial cabin camps and 

 dude ranches in and near the forest. Nearby 

 towns: Custer, Rapid City, Belle Fourche, 

 Hot Springs, and Edgemont, S. Dak., New- 

 castle, Wyo. Acres: 547,810. 



TENNESSEE 



CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Cleveland, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 421, 19E, 19W, 25, 64, State 

 Highways 68, 67, 70. 



Special features: Rugged mountain coun- 

 try cut by river gorges. Ducktown Copper 

 Basin one of the South's outstanding ex- 

 amples of deforestation and erosion. Three 

 game-management areas. (Forest lies partly 

 in North Carolina.) Recreation resources: 



Lake and stream fishing, including rainbow 

 and brook trout. Small- and large-game 

 hunting, including wild boar. Hiking, boat- 

 ing, swimming. Eighteen public camp and 

 picnic areas. Hotels and tourist cabins. 

 Nearby towns : Bristol, Johnson City, Moun- 

 tain City, Elizabethton, Erwin, Greenville, 

 Newport, Madisonville, Tellico Plains, 

 Etowah, Benton, and Cleveland. Acres: 

 566,718. 



TEXAS 



ANGELINA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Lufkin, reached by U. S. 

 Highways 59, 69. 



Special features: Flat to rolling sandy hills 

 and with longleaf pine; hardwood forests 

 along river bottom. Angelina River and 

 many overflow lakes; Boykin Lake. Recrea- 

 tion resources: Bass and cat fishing in rivers 

 and lakes. Quail and dove hunting. Swim- 

 ming and picnicking. One improved picnic 

 and camping area and 12-acre lake. Acres: 

 154,324. 



DAVY CROCKETT NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Lufkin, reached by U. S. 

 Highway 287, State Highways 94, 103. 

 (Ranger Headquarters at Crockett and 

 Groveton. ) 



Special features: Flat, shortleaf-loblolly 

 pine woods ; hardwoods in bottoms ; timber- 

 management demonstration area. Recrea- 

 tion resources: Bass and cat fishing in rivers 

 and lakes. Some deer hunting. Swimming, 

 camping, and picnicking. One improved 

 recreation area and 80-acre lake. Acres: 

 161,481. 



SABINE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Lufkin, reached by U. S. 

 Highway 96, State Highway 21. (Ranger 

 Headquarters at San Augustine.) 



Special features: Southern pine and hard- 

 wood forests; Sabine River and overflow 

 lakes; Boles Field Fox Hunt Area. Recrea- 

 tion resources: Bass and cat fishing in river 

 and lakes. Fox hunting. Swimming, camp- 

 ing, and picnicking. One improved recrea- 

 tion area and 17-acre lake. Acres: 184,138. 



SAM HOUSTON NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Lufkin, reached by U. S. 

 Highway 75, State Highway 190. (Ranger 

 Headquarters at Huntsville.) 



Special features: Flat, shortleaf-loblolly 

 pine woods ; hardwoods in bottoms ; numer- 

 ous lakes and small streams; part of the 

 "Big Thicket" area. Recreation resources: 

 Bass and cat fishing in rivers and lakes. 

 Swimming, camping, and picnicking. One 

 improved recreation area and 30-acre lake. 

 Acres: 158,155. 



UTAH 



ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Vernal, reached by U. S. 

 Highways 30, 40, State Highway 44. 



