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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Ammons Creek Falls, Arkaquah Trail, Armuchee-Cohutta Ranger District, Becky Branch Falls, Big Bald Mountain, Big Frog Wilderness, Black Mountain (Georgia), Blood Mountain, Blood Mountain Wilderness, Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area, Brasstown Bald, Brasstown Ranger District, Brasstown Wilderness, Chattooga Ranger District, Chattooga River, Cohutta Wilderness, Coleman River Scenic Area, Coosa Bald, Cowrock Mountain, Currahee Mountain, Dick's Creek Falls, Dick's Knob, Double Spring Knob, Duncan Ridge Trail, Ellicott Rock Wilderness, Flat Top (Georgia mountain), Fort Mountain (Murray County, Georgia), Glade Mountain, Grassy Ridge, Hemlock Falls, Hightower Bald, Holcomb Creek Falls, Hoojah Branch Site, Horsetrough Falls, Horsetrough Mountain, Jacks Knob, Levelland Mountain, Locust Log Ridge, Long Creek Falls (Georgia), Mark Trail Wilderness, Martin Creek Falls, Minnehaha Falls (Georgia), Oconee Ranger District, Pinhoti National Recreation Trail, Raven Cliffs Wilderness, Rich Knob, Rich Mountain (Georgia), Rich Mountain Wilderness, Soque River, Sosebee Cove, Southern Highroads Trail, Southern Nantahala Wilderness, Springer Mountain, Tallulah Ranger District, The Pocket Floyd County, Georgia, Toccoa Ranger District, Track Rock, Trails of the Chattahoochee National Forest, Tray Mountain, Tray Mountain Wilderness, Warwoman Dell, Wildcat Mountain (Georgia), Yonah Mountain. Excerpt: The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in northern Georgia comprises two United States National Forests, the Oconee National Forest and Chattahoochee National Forest. The combined total area of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest is 866,468 acres (3,506 km), of which the Chattahoochee National Forest comprises 750,145 acres (3,036 km) and the Oconee National Forest comprises 116,232 acres (470 km). The county with the largest portion of the forest is Rabun County, Georgia, which has 148,684 acres (601.7 km) within its boundaries. The Chattahoochee National Forest takes its name from the Chattahoochee River whose headwaters begin in the North Georgia mountains. The River and the area were given the name by the English settlers who took the name from the Indians living here. The Cherokee and Creek Indians inhabited North Georgia. In one dialect of the Muskogean languages, Chatta means stone; ho chee, marked or flowered. These marked or flowered stones were in the Chattahoochee River at a settlement near Columbus, Georgia. In 1911, the United States Forest Service purchased 31,000 acres (125 km) of land in Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin and Union Counties from the Gennett family for $7 per acre. This land was the beginning of what would become the Chattahoochee National Forest. The initial land purchases became a part of the Cherokee National Forest on June 14, 1920. Ranger Roscoe Nicholson, who was the first forest ranger in Georgia and had advised the Forest Service in its initial land purchases, continued the growth of the Chattahoochee by negotiating the purchase of most of the Forest Service land in what is now the Chattooga River Ranger District. The Coleman River Scenic Area near Clayton, Georgia was dedicated to "Ranger Nick," as he was called, in honor of his promotion of conservation ideals. Ranger Arthur Woody also promoted conservation and was a key figure in the early development of the Chattahoochee. Unwise land and resource use had caused the deer and tr
