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The Wichita Forest Reserve was established by the United States General Land Office in Oklahoma on July 4, 1901, with 57,120 acres (231.2 km 2).After the transfer of federal forests to the U.S. Forest Service in 1905, it became a National Forest on March 4, 1907, as Wichita National Forest.
Ketch Ranch House or Ketch Ranch was private property located in the Wichita Mountains of Southwestern Oklahoma. [1] During the early 1920s, the forest reserve residence was established as a working ranch and vacation home for Ada May Ketch and Frank Levant Ketch who served as mayor of Ringling, Oklahoma.
At 2,464 ft (751 m) Mount Scott is the second highest mountain within the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge boundary. Mount Pinchot in the Special Use Area [ a ] is 12 feet (4 m) taller. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] A paved road leads to the summit of Mount Scott, offering views of the granite promontories to the west, the wind farm on the Slick Hills ...
It takes just a 40 minute drive from Wichita to experience the best adventure in Kansas, according to National Geographic.. The publication’s article “Here are the best ways to get outdoors in ...
Bucky Fowler and Southern Charm will perform at 9 p.m. at the Wichita Union Stockyards, 6251 W. McArthur Road. There’s plenty of room for dancing at the Union Stockyards, which has a 3,000 ...
Additionally Reserving Wichita National Forest Lands for Protection of Water Supply of Fort Sill, Oklahoma December 15, 1909 98 1148: Permanent Appointment of Two Temporary Unclassified Laborers in the Customs Service in New York December 21, 1909 99 1149
Wichita saw its first winter weather of the season on Oct. 29, when a trace of sleet and possibly flurries fell, she said. Other facts about snowfall in Wichita based on the running 30-year average:
Listing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates (Forest History Society website) Text from Davis, Richard C., ed. Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company for the Forest History Society, 1983.