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The forest was among the state's earliest acquisitions of logged-over land for purposes of reforestation. It was established in 1916, and named for the Massachusetts State Forest Commission's first chairman, Harold Parker, who died that same year. The Civilian Conservation Corps was active at two camps in the forest from 1933 until 1941.
Antler Antler harpoon: 2 Fishing function This artifact has also been recovered from the Fisher site [21] in northern Illinois and the Fifield site in northwestern Indiana; [17] similar harpoons made of bone instead of antler were found at the Oak Forest site [12] near Chicago and the Juntunen site on Bois Blanc Island in Michigan. [33] Brass ...
Park Forest is a village and south suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small southern portion in Will County.The village was originally designed by Loebl Schlossman & Bennett as a planned community for veterans returning from World War II. [2]
The nursery grew caragana, ash, maple, elm, and willow. After the nursery closed in 1966 a portion was re-opened as a city park. The park contains the following areas: Forestry Farm House (The Superintendent's Residence) – is a historical farm house of a Georgian brink design built in 1913 located within the park. [4]
Antler Peak, el. 10,063 feet (3,067 m) is a prominent mountain peak in the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park.The peak was originally named Bell's Peak in honor of an Assistant Secretary of the Interior by either Philetus Norris, the second park superintendent or W.H.Holmes, a U.S. Geological Survey geologist in 1878.
An antler on a red deer stag. Velvet covers a growing antler, providing blood flow that supplies oxygen and nutrients. Each antler grows from an attachment point on the skull called a pedicle. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone. [6]
The Ash Park Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [ 1 ] At the time of its nomination it consisted of 42 resources, which included 32 contributing buildings and 10 non-contributing buildings.
Myles Standish State Forest Location in Massachusetts Show map of Massachusetts Myles Standish State Forest (the United States) Show map of the United States Location Carver, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Coordinates 41°51′23″N 70°40′32″W / 41.85639°N 70.67556°W / 41.85639; -70.67556 Area 12,029 acres (48.68 km 2) Elevation 144 ft (44 m) Established ...