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On July 9, 1936, the Forest Service was reorganized to follow state boundaries and President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed the Chattahoochee a separate National Forest. In 1936, the Chattahoochee was organized into two Ranger Districts, the Blue Ridge and the Tallulah.
Before becoming Georgia's first forest ranger in 1912, he worked as a surveyor for the federal government. Nicholson advised the United States Forest Service in its initial and subsequent land purchases in what is now the Chattooga River Ranger District of the Chattahoochee National Forest.
Among the landmarks in the Chattahoochee National Forest honoring Woody is a trail through the Sosebee Cove, a 175-acre (0.71 km 2) tract of prize hardwood that Woody purchased for the Forest Service that is now part of the Blue Ridge Ranger District.
One of the key figures in the establishment and growth of the Chattahoochee National Forest was "Ranger Nick" Nicholson, Georgia's first forest ranger. Among other things, Ranger Nick was responsible for arranging for telephone lines to be run from Clayton, Georgia to the Pine Mountain community in the eastern part of the county.
The scenic area consists of 330 acres (1.3 km 2) encompassing lower Coleman River and was dedicated in 1960 to "Ranger Nick" Nicholson following his 40 years of public service. At the point of confluence of the two rivers, the elevation is approximately 2,200 feet (670 m).
United States Forest Service The Blood Mountain Wilderness was designated in 1991 and currently consists of 7,800 acres (32 km 2 ). The Wilderness is located within the borders of the Chattahoochee National Forest in Lumpkin County and Union County , Georgia .
It is the birthplace of Arthur Woody, a forest ranger who was a key figure in the early history of Chattahoochee National Forest. Suches is approximately one mile from the Appalachian Trail (AT) as it passes through Woody Gap. Until recently, the annual Tour de Georgia bicycle race has gone through Suches on its way to Dahlonega.
Sosebee Cove is a 175-acre (0.71 km 2) high-elevation, north-facing cove forest in the Chattahoochee National Forest, in the US state of Georgia.. The trail through the cove is dedicated to Arthur Woody, who negotiated the cove's purchase for the United States Forest Service.