• Mark Twain National Forest - Hartshorn MO
    CCC work created the Mark Twain National Forest. From Wikipedia: Mark Twain National Forest (MTNF) is a U.S. National Forest located in the southern half of Missouri. MTNF was established on September 11, 1939. It is named for author Mark Twain, a Missouri native. The MTNF covers 1,491,840 acres (600,000 ha), 78,000 acres (320 km²) of which are Wilderness, and National Scenic River area... In the 1870s, citizens of southern Missouri began an era of extensive logging of the state's native oak, hickory, and pine forests. Lumber mills were commonplace, but by the 1920s they had disappeared, along with much of the state's...