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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.
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 ...
2. Buckeye Lake State Park. Discover Ohio’s oldest state park, a cherished day-use gem located in Millersport. Once a feeder lake for Ohio’s canal system in the 1800s, Buckeye Lake has been a ...
Richland Furnace State Forest – 2,343 acres (9 km 2) Scioto Trail State Forest – 9,371 acres (38 km 2) Shade River State Forest – 2,601 acres (11 km 2); Meigs County; Shawnee State Forest – 59,603 acres (241 km 2); Scioto and Adams Counties; Sunfish Creek State Forest – 637 acres (2.6 km 2) Tar Hollow State Forest – 16,126 acres (65 ...
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.
Jul. 22—Motorists on four roads in Unity might be sharing the right-of-way with registered all-terrain vehicles if township supervisors grant a petition from resident Jim Yokopenic. Yokopenic ...
The North Chagrin Reservation also houses one of Northeast Ohio's only old-growth forests, the A.B. Williams Memorial Woods. [3] Old growth forest, golf, trails, cross country skiing, fishing, golf course, North Chagrin Nature Center, sledding, and National Audubon Society's Bird Area Program. [13] [3] 1925: map: Ohio & Erie Canal: 312 acres ...