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During the night of June 10–11, 2010 a flash flood along Little Missouri River killed 20 people in the campgrounds of the Albert Pike Recreation Area. [1] In a matter of less than four hours water rose from three feet to over twenty-three feet. Since that time the U.S. Forest Service has closed the site for further evaluation. [2] [3]
Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas The 2010 Arkansas floods were flash floods that killed at least 20 people near Langley , Arkansas, United States, in the early morning of June 11, 2010. [ 2 ] Heavy, localized rainfall from six to eight inches (150–200 mm) flooded the Little Missouri and Caddo rivers, sweeping through campsites in the ...
The Albert Pike Campground provides camping facilities for visitors to the area. The Little Missouri is listed as a "Wild and Scenic River" by the United States Forest Service . The upper reaches of the river are designated as an "Arkansas Natural and Scenic River" by the State.
PHOTO: Lanny Flaherty, a fired U.S. Forest Service employee, pictured here, protecting the giant redwood trees at the Sequoia National Forest from the September 2021 KNP Complex fires in California.
Albert Pike was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 29, 1809, the son of Benjamin and Sarah (Andrews) Pike.He grew up in Byfield and Newburyport, Massachusetts.His colonial ancestors had settled in the area in 1635, [1] and included John Pike (1613–1688/1689), the founder of Woodbridge, New Jersey.
The AHTD and the US Forest Service decided to improve Montgomery County Road 4 (CR 4) and Forest Service Road 143 near Albert Pike in August 1987 to benefit the tourism industry. [19] Following construction, the Highway 369 supplanted CR 4 to Albert Pike on January 9, 1991.
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Albert Lewis Johnson. (May 12, 1871 – March 30, 1935), better known as Jigger Johnson (also nicknamed Wildcat Johnson, [1] Jigger Jones, or simply The Jigger), was a legendary logging foreman, trapper, and fire warden for the U.S. Forest Service who was known throughout the American East for his many off-the-job exploits, such as catching bobcats alive barehanded, and drunken brawls.