Dragoon National Forest was established in
Arizona
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on May 25, 1907, with . On July 1, 1908, it was combined with
Santa Catalina National Forest
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and
Santa Rita National Forest to create
Coronado National Forest
The Coronado National Forest is a United States National Forest that includes an area of about 1.78 million acres (7,200 km2) spread throughout mountain ranges in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico.
It is located in parts of ...
. The name was discontinued.
The forest included the
Dragoon and Little Dragoon Mountains, two of the
Madrean Sky Islands
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. The area is included in the Douglas Ranger District of Coronado National Forest.
References
External links
Coronado National ForestForest History SocietyListing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates(from the
Forest History Society
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website) – 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. 743–88.
{{Former National Forests of the United States
Former National Forests of Arizona
Geography of Cochise County, Arizona
Coronado National Forest
1907 establishments in Arizona Territory
Protected areas established in 1907
Protected areas disestablished in 1908
1908 disestablishments in Arizona Territory