Dragoon National Forest was established in

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on May 25, 1907, with . On July 1, 1908, it was combined with

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and Santa Rita National Forest to create

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. The name was discontinued. The forest included the Dragoon and Little Dragoon Mountains, two of the

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. The area is included in the Douglas Ranger District of Coronado National Forest.

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Coronado National Forest

Forest History Society

Listing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates
(from the

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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