Mountaineers and Rangers: A History of Federal Forest Management in the Southern Appalachians, 1900-81

Cover

Foreword

A Summary

Introduction

Chapter I Conservation Movement Comes to the Southern Mountains

Chapter II National Forests Organized in Southern Appalachians

Chapter III The Depression and the New Deal

Chapter IV The Civilian Conservation Corps

Chapter V Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway

Chapter VI World War II Through the Fifties: From FDR to JFK

Chapter VII Federal Development of the Southern Appalachians, 1960-81

Chapter VIII Recreational Development of the Southern Appalachians, 1960-81

Bibliography

Table 1.—Number and Percentage of Farms by Size in Four Typical Southern Appalachian Counties, 1900

Table 2.—The 11 Original National Forest Purchase Units in the Southern Appalachians

Table 3.—Civilian Conservation Corps: Numbers of Residents and Nonresidents Enrolled in Camps in Each of Five Southern Appalachian States; Residents of These States Enrolled in Other Regions, 1934, 1937, 1941

Table 4.—Twelve Southern Appalachian Counties Selected for Comparison and Detailed Analysis: Percentage of Land in National Forests

Table 5.—Population Changes in 12 Selected Southern Appalachian Counties, 1940-60

Table 6.—Number of Farms and Total Farm Acreage in 12 Selected Southern Appalachian Counties, 1940-59

Table 7.—Changes in Number of Manufacturing Establishments and Employees in 12 Selected Southern Appalachian Counties, 1939-58

Table 8.—Number of Retail Establishments in 12 Selected Southern Appalachian Counties, 1939-58

Table 9.—Four Poverty Indicators in the Appalachian Mountain Sections of Five Southern States, circa 1960

Table 10.—Five Poverty Indicators in 12 Selected Southern Appalachian Counties, circa 1960

Table 11.—Allocations of Funds to National Forests in the Southern Appalachians under the Accelerated Public Works Program, 1962-64

Table 12.—Civilian Conservation Centers in National Forests of the Southern Appalachians, 1980 and 1982

Table 13.—Southern Appalachian Counties Receiving Most Appalachian Regional Commission Funds, 1966-80

Table 14.—Total and Per Capita Funds Allotted by Appalachian Regional Commission to 12 Selected Southern Appalachian Counties, 1980

Table 15.—Changes in Four Poverty Indicators for Appalachian Mountain Sections of Five Southern States, 1960-76

Table 16.—Changes in Four Poverty Indicators for 12 Selected Southern Appalachian Counties, 1960-74

Table 17.—Changes in Net Migration for 12 Selected Southern Appalachian Counties, 1960-70 and 1970-75

Table 18.—Total Lands Acquired With Land and Water Conservation Act Funds in National Forests of the Southern Appalachians, 1966-80

Table 19.—Payments Made From the 25 Percent and In-Lieu Funds of Five of the 12 Selected Southern Appalachian Counties, 1975-80

Table 20.—Protection Status of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in the Southern Appalachians, October 1981

Table 21.—Eating and Drinking Places in 12 Selected Southern Appalachian Counties: Number and Percentage of Total Retail Sales, 1972 Data Compared to Data for 1954 and 1967

Table 22.—New Areas Designated in Southern Appalachians by the Eastern Wilderness Act of 1975