- Title
- Our State
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- Date
- November 2013
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- Place
- ["North Carolina, United States"]
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Our State
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During the Great Depression,
the federal government
purchased unused farmland
in North Carolina’s Piedmont
as part of a New Deal
rehabilitation project. Thirty
years later, in 1961, President
John F. Kennedy proclaimed
this land the Uwharrie National
Forest, designating
AN AMERICAN
in the heart of our state. Within
the Uwharrie region, which
comprises a three-county
area, lie mountains — a range
older than the Appalachians
or the Rockies — and lakes;
within the region, too, lies a
commitment to conservation,
and a dedication to simplicity,
resourcefulness, and preserving
our heritage.
It’s one of the smallest national
forests in the country; it’s in one
of the least populated areas
of the state. But the values
embodied here — in the land
and in the people — stand for
something large.
TRAILBLAZING
A little more than 50,000 acres
of national forest spread through
Montgomery, Randolph, and Davidson
counties, and 20 miles of the Uwharrie
Trail lead hikers, hunters, and naturalists
through the heart of it.
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