The Mount Graham National Forest, named after

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, was established as the Mount Graham Forest Reserve by the

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on July 22, 1902, 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, part of Mount Graham National Forest was combined with Crook National Forest and the remainder was returned to the public domain. The name was discontinued.

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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