Ekalaka National Forest
Ekalaka National Forest was established as the Ekalaka Forest Reserve in Montana on November 5, 1906, with a total area of 33,808 acres (136.82 km2). It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908, it was absorbed by Sioux National Forest and the name was discontinued.[1]
The forest today comprises the Ekalaka Hills unit of the Sioux Ranger District of Custer National Forest, in Carter County, southeast of Ekalaka.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005). "National Forests of the United States" (PDF). The Forest History Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-28.
- ^ "Sioux Ranger District". Custer National Forest. U.S. Forest Service. 2008-08-23.
External links
[edit]- Sioux Ranger District, Custer National Forest
- Forest History Society
- Listing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates (from the 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. Vol. II, pp. 743-788.
coordinates = 45°49′30″N 104°27′35″W / 45.82500°N 104.45972°W