Nantahala National Forest day books, 1933 - 1936.

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Nantahala National Forest day books, 1933 - 1936.

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Nantahala National Forest Day Books consist of four 3" x 5" day books of H.B. Donaldson, a junior ranger at the Nantahala National Forest, during the 1930s. These diaries contains Donaldson's daily mileage, location, and activities while at the Georgia Camp F-9 of Lakemont, Georgia, which employed CCC employees. He also names of some employees and includes weather descriptions. During this era, Nantahala National Forest was culling their forests.

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Appalachian State University, ASU

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Appalachian State University, ASU

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Appalachian State University. W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection. Archives.

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Donaldson, H. B.

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During the 1930s, the Nantahala National Forest consisted of 1,350,00 gross acres and a population of 60,000 people. There were two ranger districts, the Nantahala and the Wayah. The Forest Service's purpose was to protect the watershed and cull the timber of the Nantahala National Forest at $30,000 per year. From the description of Nantahala National Forest day books, 1933 - 1936. (Western North Carolina Library Network). WorldCat record id: 232119949 ...