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  2. Uwharrie National Forest - Wikipedia

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    Land was first purchased by the Federal government in 1931, and the area was known as the Uwharrie Reservation. The Uwharrie Forest was given federal designation in the early 1960s by President John F. Kennedy, along with the Nantahala, Pisgah, and Croatan National Forests. The forest is bisected by several state and interstate highways.

  3. Uwharrie Mountains - Wikipedia

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    They give their name to the Uwharrie National Forest. Once entirely cleared for timber and farmland, the mountains were designated a U.S. National Forest in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy . The woodlands have since returned, providing a haven for a diversity of wildlife, recreational facilities, and numerous Native American archeological sites.

  4. Birkhead Mountains Wilderness - Wikipedia

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    The Birkhead Mountains Wilderness was established by the 1984 North Carolina Wilderness Act and covers 5,160 acres (20.9 km 2) in the Uwharrie National Forest at the northern end of the Uwharrie Mountains, in central North Carolina. [1]

  5. List of national forests of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Map of national forests and national grasslands of the United States. The United States has 154 protected areas known as national forests, covering 188,336,179 acres (762,169 km 2; 294,275 sq mi). [1] National forests are managed by the U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [2]

  6. Uwharrie Trail - Wikipedia

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    The Uwharrie Trail is a hiking trail located in the Uwharrie Mountains in central North Carolina. The original Uwharrie Trail was an approximately 40-mile (80.5-km) long hiking trail that was completed in 1975. The trail began at the Asheboro Regional airport near Tot Hill Farm road and ended at NC 24-27 in Montgomery County near Troy, NC. It ...

  7. Montgomery County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Montgomery County is a rural county located in the southern Piedmont of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census , the population was 25,751. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Troy .

  8. Uwharrie River - Wikipedia

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    The Uwharrie River (/ u ˈ w ɑːr iː /) is a 61.84 mi (99.52 km) long river, in the Piedmont region of central North Carolina in the United States. It is a tributary of the Pee Dee River , which flows to the Atlantic Ocean .

  9. Uwharrie - Wikipedia

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    Uwharrie Mountains; Uwharrie National Forest; Uwharrie River; Uwharrie Lakes Region This page was last edited on 30 December 2019, at 18:17 (UTC). Text is ...