Harney National Forest Explained

Harney National Forest
Map:	USA
Relief:	1
Coordinates:	43.9364°N -103.7278°W
Region:	South Dakota, Wyoming
Area:	642550acres
Established:	July 1, 1911
Authority:	United States Forest Service

Harney National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in South Dakota and Wyoming on July 1, 1911, with 642550acres from part of Black Hills National Forest and other lands. On July 1, 1954, the entire forest was added to Black Hills and the name was discontinued.

See also

• Custer, South Dakota
• Custer State Park
• French Creek
• Keystone, South Dakota

External links

• 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.
• Web site: [{{google books|bb7RcMmxft8C&dq|plainurl=y}} The Civilian Conservation Corps: In and Around the Black Hills ]. Sanders . Peggy A. . June 2, 2004 . Images of America . Arcadia Publishing . 978-0738532646 .
• Web site: [{{google books|dpAc9msho68C|plainurl=y}} Custer State Park ]. Domek . Tom . May 11, 2005 . Images of America . Arcadia Publishing . 978-0738534053 .
• Web site: [{{google books|J2qmfI6EktQC&dq|plainurl=y}} Black Hills National Forest: Harney Peak and the Historic Fire Lookout Towers ]. Cerney . Jan . Sago . Roberta . May 9, 2011 . Images of America . Arcadia Publishing . 978-0738583709 .