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The forest was established as Alabama National Forest on January 15, 1918, with 66,008 acres (267.12 km 2). [1] On June 19, 1936, it was renamed Black Warrior National Forest, [5] which in turn was renamed William B. Bankhead National Forest on June 6, 1942. [6] [7] In 1959, Executive Order 10850 removed land from the forest's boundaries.
The Sipsey Wilderness lies within Bankhead National Forest around the Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River in northwestern Alabama, United States.Designated in 1975 and expanded in 1988, 24,922-acre (10,086 ha) Sipsey is the largest and most frequently visited Wilderness area in Alabama and contains dozens of waterfalls.
Wilborn ATV Trail, 110 miles (180 km); Hanceville; Dale County. ... William B. Bankhead National Forest Trails, 90 miles (140 km); Double Springs.
#5 Mohawk Trail, Massachusetts #6 Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest, Georgia ... #24 Bankhead National Forest, Alabama #25 Brown County State Park, Indiana #26 Glacier National Park, Montana
His elder brother John H. Bankhead II was also a U.S. Senator, and his nephew Walter Will Bankhead was a U.S. Representative. His daughter, Tallulah Bankhead, was the acclaimed theatrical, radio and motion picture actress. [7] The William B. Bankhead National Forest and sections of old US Highway 78 in northern Alabama are named in his honor ...
Archeological Site No. 1WI50 is an archaeological site in the Sipsey Wilderness of the William B. Bankhead National Forest in Winston County, Alabama. [1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 1985.
The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday withdrew its approval of a right-of-way permit that would have allowed the construction of a railroad project through about 12 miles (19 kilometers) of ...
William B. Bankhead National Forest This page was last edited on 17 December 2016, at 07:56 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...