Marquette National Forest was established by the

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Chippewa County, Michigan Chippewa County is a county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 36,785. The county seat is Sault Ste. Marie. The county is named for the Ojibwe (Chippewa) people, and was set off an ...

on February 10, 1909, with . On July 1, 1915, the entire forest was transferred to Michigan National Forest and the name was discontinued. On February 12, 1931, Marquette was re-established in Chippewa and Mackinac counties with , changing its name back from Michigan. On February 9, 1962, the entire forest was transferred to

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and the name was re-discontinued. What was Marquette National Forest currently comprises the East Unit of Hiawatha National Forest.

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Forest History SocietyListing 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. 743-788.'' {{authority control Former National Forests of the United States Protected areas established in 1909 Protected areas established in 1931 1909 establishments in Michigan