Daniel Boone National Forest
Project type: Parks and Recreation
Quality of Information: Minimal
Site Survival: Extant
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Description
“Like many of the newer forests purchased under the Weeks Act of 1911, the Daniel Boone (originally the Cumberland National Forest) was acquired by President Franklin Roosevelt’s administration for restoration by the newly created Civilian Conservation Corps” (nationalforests.org).
Source notes
http://www.nationalforests.org/blog/daniel-boone-national-forest-profile http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/map-widget/ccc-map/
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