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Dysart Woods
Dysart Woods is the largest remaining tract of old growth forest in southeastern Ohio. It is located in the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau in Belmont County, Ohio, Belmont County almost five miles (8 km) from the village of Belmont, Ohio, Belmont on Ohio State Route 147. History The tract currently known as Dysart Woods was once part of a plot owned by Orin B. Dysart. Upon his death the property passed to his nieces, Gladys Dysart McGaughy and Margaret Dysart. The nieces held the land for years, rejecting attractive offers from lumber companies and coal companies to eventually sell the land to the Nature Conservancy for a much smaller sum. Ohio University eventually acquired the land and a formal dedication was held 1968-05-25 The Woods The area is currently an outdoor laboratory run by Ohio University. The property was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1967. White oak, Quercus rubra, Red Oak and Tulip Poplar trees are a few of the seventeen species recorded in the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dysart Woods
Dysart Woods is the largest remaining tract of old growth forest in southeastern Ohio. It is located in the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau in Belmont County, Ohio, Belmont County almost five miles (8 km) from the village of Belmont, Ohio, Belmont on Ohio State Route 147. History The tract currently known as Dysart Woods was once part of a plot owned by Orin B. Dysart. Upon his death the property passed to his nieces, Gladys Dysart McGaughy and Margaret Dysart. The nieces held the land for years, rejecting attractive offers from lumber companies and coal companies to eventually sell the land to the Nature Conservancy for a much smaller sum. Ohio University eventually acquired the land and a formal dedication was held 1968-05-25 The Woods The area is currently an outdoor laboratory run by Ohio University. The property was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1967. White oak, Quercus rubra, Red Oak and Tulip Poplar trees are a few of the seventeen species recorded in the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus, with the Columbus metro area, Greater Cincinnati, and Greater Cleveland being the largest metropolitan areas. Ohio is bordered by Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest. Ohio is historically known as the "Buckeye State" after its Ohio buckeye trees, and Ohioans are also known as "Buckeyes". Its state flag is the only non-rectangular flag of all the U.S. states. Ohio takes its name from the Ohio River, which in turn originated from the Seneca word ''ohiːyo'', meaning "good river", "great river", or "large creek". The state arose from the lands west of the Appalachian Mountai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
