Unaka National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia on July 24, 1920, with 840,996 acres (3,403.39 km2).[1] On July 10, 1936, most of the forest was transferred to Pisgah National Forest, with the Virginia portion going to Jefferson National Forest, and the name was discontinued.[2]

Bad Lands, Unaka National Forest, 1936

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  1. ^ "Proclomation 1571 41 Stat 1801". memory.loc.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  2. ^ Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005), National Forests of the United States (PDF), The Forest History Society, archived from the original (pdf) on October 28, 2012
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35°21′N 82°46′W / 35.35°N 82.77°W / 35.35; -82.77