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Land was first purchased by the Federal government in 1931, and the area was known as the Uwharrie Reservation. The Uwharrie Forest was given federal designation in the early 1960s by President John F. Kennedy, along with the Nantahala, Pisgah, and Croatan National Forests. The forest is bisected by several state and interstate highways.
The Cherokee Council (#417) was founded in 1923. The Greensboro Council (#418) was founded in 1918, changing its name to the General Greene Council (#418) in 1947. The High Point Council (#419) was founded in 1919, changing its name to the Uwharrie Council (#419) in 1923.
The Uwharrie Mountains (/ j uː ˈ hw ɑː r i /) [1] are a mountain range in North Carolina spanning the counties of Randolph, Montgomery, Stanly, and Davidson. The range's foothills stretch into Cabarrus , Anson , Union , and Richmond counties.
Website Birkhead Mountains Wilderness The Birkhead Mountains Wilderness was established by the 1984 North Carolina Wilderness Act and covers 5,160 acres (20.9 km 2 ) in the Uwharrie National Forest at the northern end of the Uwharrie Mountains , in central North Carolina .
Uwharrie may refer to several geographical features in North Carolina in the United States: Uwharrie Mountains; Uwharrie National Forest; Uwharrie River; Uwharrie ...
The Uwharrie, General Greene, and Cherokee councils would all later merge to form the Old North State Council, [1] leaving the eleven councils still serving the state as of 2022. BSA Councils located in North Carolina
The Croatan National Forest (/ ˈ k r oʊ ə t æ n /) [3] is a U.S. National Forest, was established on July 29, 1936, and is located on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina.It is administered by the United States Forest Service, a part of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Badin Lake is one of a series of lakes created by the damming of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River in the Uwharrie Lakes Region of the United States.The Badin Lake Dam was built in 1917 to support local aluminum smelting plant, Alcoa, and the associated community of Badin was named for the founder, Adrien Badin.