Otter National Forest
Encyclopedia
Otter National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Montana
on March 2, 1907 with 123779 acres (500.9 km²). On July 1, 1908 the name was changed to Custer National Forest
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The forest today comprises the Ashland Ranger District of Custer National Forest, in Powder River County
and Rosebud County
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Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
on March 2, 1907 with 123779 acres (500.9 km²). On July 1, 1908 the name was changed to Custer National Forest
Custer National Forest
Custer National Forest is located primarily in the southern part of the U.S. state of Montana but also has separate sections in northwestern South Dakota. With a total area of 1,278,279 acres , the forest comprises over 10 separate sections...
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The forest today comprises the Ashland Ranger District of Custer National Forest, in Powder River County
Powder River County, Montana
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,858 people, 737 households, and 524 families residing in the county. The population density was -Demographics:...
and Rosebud County
Rosebud County, Montana
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,383 people, 3,307 households, and 2,417 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile . There were 3,912 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile...
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External links
- Ashland Ranger District, Custer National Forest
- 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.