NATURAL AREA INVENTORY FORM 



Basic Information Summarv Sheet 



1. Natural area name; merchants mill pond state PARK 



2. County: Gates. 



3. Location: SR 1400, 1.4 mi south of Eason's Crossroads on US 158. 



4. Topographic quadrangle(s) : Beckford 1929 15 min (1:62,500) 



5= Size: 3,300 a (1,335 ha) 



6, Elevation: 6 ft to 38 ft (2 m to 11 m) . 



7. Access: Park entrance on SR 1400. Best access to beech slopes, 



pond and swamp is by canoe. Access to beech slopes, upland beech- 

 white oak and pine successional areas by 7 mi loop trail on 

 north side of pond. 



8. Names of investigators: Cecil C. Frost, Dept, of Botany, UNC 



Chapel Hill. 



9. Date(s) of investigation: 3 June 1981, 7 June 1981, 10 June 

 1981 plus data gathered during five years residence on site as 

 naturalist and Ranger in charge. 



10. Priority rating: High. 



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