Black Mesa National Forest was established as the Black Mesa Forest Reserve by the

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on February 22, 1897 with . After the transfer of federal forests to the

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in 1905, it became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 the forest was divided among Sitgreaves,

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and Coconino National Forests and the name was discontinued.

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External links

Forest History Society

Forest History Society:Listing of the National Forests of the United States
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. {{Former National Forests of the United States Former National Forests of Arizona Protected areas established in 1897 1897 establishments in Arizona Territory 1908 disestablishments in Arizona Territory Protected areas disestablished in 1908