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The forest was established as Alabama National Forest on January 15, 1918, with 66,008 acres (267.12 km 2). [1] On June 19, 1936, it was renamed Black Warrior National Forest, [5] which in turn was renamed William B. Bankhead National Forest on June 6, 1942. [6] [7] In 1959, Executive Order 10850 removed land from the forest's boundaries.
Archeological Site No. 1WI50 is an archaeological site in the Sipsey Wilderness of the William B. Bankhead National Forest in Winston County, Alabama. [1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 1985.
The Sipsey Wilderness lies within Bankhead National Forest around the Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River in northwestern Alabama, United States.Designated in 1975 and expanded in 1988, 24,922-acre (10,086 ha) Sipsey is the largest and most frequently visited Wilderness area in Alabama and contains dozens of waterfalls.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday withdrew its approval of a right-of-way permit that would have allowed the construction of a railroad project through about 12 miles ...
An off-road vehicle (ORV) also referred to as an off-highway vehicle (OHV), overland vehicle, or adventure vehicle, is any vehicle designed to drive on non-paved roads and surfaces, [1] such as trails and forest roads, that have rough, uneven, and low-traction surfaces.
His elder brother John H. Bankhead II was also a U.S. Senator, and his nephew Walter Will Bankhead was a U.S. Representative. His daughter, Tallulah Bankhead, was the acclaimed theatrical, radio and motion picture actress. [7] The William B. Bankhead National Forest and sections of old US Highway 78 in northern Alabama are named in his honor ...
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The remaining forest is mostly found in protected areas. Alabama Monte Sano State Park; Oak Mountain State Park; Talladega National Forest. Cheaha Wilderness; William B. Bankhead National Forest. Sipsey Wilderness; Georgia Cloudland Canyon State Park; Kentucky Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve; Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area