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Title	Forests on the Slopes of Nantahala Gorge, Western North Carolina
Creator	United States. Dept. of Agriculture
Contributors	United States. Government Printing Office
Medium of Original	publications (documents)
Date of Original	1902
Dimensions	7.7" x 11.7"
Description	This page, featured in 'Message from the President of the United States Transmitting a Report of the Secretary of Agriculture in Relation to the Forests, Rivers and Mountains of the Southern Appalachian Region,' issued by the United States Department of Agriculture (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1902), is captioned 'Forests on the Slopes of Nantahala Gorge, Western North Carolina. (See p. 53.) The soil on these slopes is thin and would be quickly removed by the rains if the forests were destroyed.'
Subject	Appalachian Mountains -- Pictorial works
Time Period	1900s (Decade)
Source Institution	Western Carolina University Hunter Library
Collection	Special Collections Books
Inventory Number	HL_SD143U51902plt42_A
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Forests on the Slopes of Nantahala Gorge, Western North Carolina