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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], [box #, folder #], U.S. Forest Service, George Washington National Forest, Lost River and Massanutten
Working Circles Reports, 1912-1940, SC 0106, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg,
Va.
Acquisition Information
Donated by John Coleman, Lee District Ranger for the George Washington National Forest, in March 1997.
Processing Information
In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering
campaign in the spring of 2017. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 2086 .
The collection is comprised of four reports documenting the forest composition and condition of certain portions of federally
owned lands in northern Rockingham and Page counties; and in western Frederick and western Shenandoah counties in Virginia
and southeastern Hampshire and eastern Hardy counties, West Virginia. Details about local markets for forest products; local
history of tanbark, iron, and other industries; and local fire history are also given. Titles include:
Report on the technical examination of the lands of the Allegheny Ore and Iron Co., Rockingham and Page Counties, VA, 1912
(a copy of the original and a transcript of the poorly typed original are included)
Revision of Lost River Working Circle, Shenandoah National Forest, 1924
Development plan for Lost River Working Circle, George Washington National Forest, 1939
Development plan for the Massanutten Working Circle, George Washington National Forest, 1940