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Daniel Boone National Forest runs along the Cumberland Plateau in the Appalachian foothills of eastern Kentucky. The forest encompasses more than 708,000 acres of mostly rugged terrain, including towering sandstone cliffs, steep forested ridges and narrow, low-lying ravines. Natural stone arches, waterfalls and caves are among the forest's exceptional geological features. Learn More...

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NATIONAL PARKDaniel Boone National Forest Daniel Boone National Forest runs along the Cumberland Plateau in the Appalachian foothills of eastern Kentucky. The forest encompasses more than 708,000 acres of mostly rugged terrain, including towering sandstone cliffs, steep forested ridges and narrow, low-lying ravines. Natural stone arches, waterfalls and caves are among the forest's exceptional geological features.

ARTICLEStones River National Battlefield In the northwest corner of Murfreesboro on Old Nashville Highway, the 650-acre Stones River National Battlefield occupies a portion of the actual battlefield site. The fiercest fighting during one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War took place at the Battle of Stones River, fought Dec. 31, 1862, to Jan. 2, 1863. It marked the Union offensive that trisected Confederate territory.

NATIONAL PARKPisgah National Forest The two portions of Pisgah National Forest cover 504,787 acres of the Appalachians in western North Carolina. Two main mountain chains and several lesser ranges encompassed by the forest have twenty 6,000-foot peaks, including 6,684-foot Mount Mitchell, highest summit east of the Mississippi River. Mount Mitchell is in a 1,946-acre state park surrounded by the forest, adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway.

NATIONAL PARKNew River Gorge National Park And Preserve The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve encompasses 65,165 acres of scenic Appalachian terrain, which permits hunting and fishing, and 7,021 acres of parkland. Found within are the New River and its narrow gorge that wind through the Appalachian Mountains from Hinton to the New River Gorge Bridge (US 19) near Fayetteville. Contrary to its name, the New is believed to be one of the oldest rivers in North America; it was part of the ancient Teays River system, which originated more than 65 million years ago.

NATIONAL PARKKings Mountain National Military Park South of the town of Kings Mountain, N.C., off I-85, is Kings Mountain National Military Park, one of the largest military parks in the United States. Spreading across York and Cherokee counties in South Carolina, this 3,950-acre area is a spur of the Kings Mountain Range. Battlefield Ridge, about 600 yards long, is a narrow hogback 60 feet above the surrounding valleys.

ARTICLEBig South Fork National River And Recreation Area Approached by SR 297, US 27, US 127 and SR 52, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area encompasses 125,000 acres on the Cumberland Plateau in northeastern Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky. Ninety miles of the Big South Fork River and its tributaries tumble through gorges carved over millions of years in the sandstone of the Cumberland Plateau. The area's eroded landscape—which contains scenic features such as natural arches, pinnacles, spires, sheer bluffs and huge sandstone overhangs—is said to have the most sandstone arches in the eastern United States.

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ARTICLEDaniel Boone National Forest Daniel Boone National Forest runs along the Cumberland Plateau in the Appalachian foothills of eastern Kentucky. The forest encompasses more than 708,000 acres of mostly rugged terrain, including towering sandstone cliffs, steep forested ridges and narrow, low-lying ravines. Natural stone arches, waterfalls and caves are among the forest's exceptional geological features.

NATIONAL PARKAbraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park Three miles south of Hodgenville on US 31E and SR 61, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park preserves the birthplace of the 16th U.S. president. Lincoln was born on Feb. 12, 1809, in a one-room log cabin at Sinking Spring Farm, where he lived for the first 2.5 years of his life.

NATIONAL PARKAppomattox Court House National Historical Park Three miles northeast of Appomattox on SR 24, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park is a 1,744-acre site. On April 9, 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee's weakened and outnumbered Confederate Army of Northern Virginia was cut off at Appomattox Court House by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. The two commanders met in the parlor of a house owned by Wilmer McLean—and the Army of Northern Virginia was surrendered to Grant.

NATIONAL PARKBig South Fork National River And Recreation Area Approached by SR 297, US 27, US 127 and SR 52, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area encompasses 125,000 acres on the Cumberland Plateau in northeastern Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky. Ninety miles of the Big South Fork River and its tributaries tumble through gorges carved over millions of years in the sandstone of the Cumberland Plateau. The area's eroded landscape—which contains scenic features such as natural arches, pinnacles, spires, sheer bluffs and huge sandstone overhangs—is said to have the most sandstone arches in the eastern United States.

NATIONAL PARKBooker T. Washington National Monument Booker T. Washington National Monument is 30 miles southeast of Roanoke via US 220 south to Rocky Mount, then north on SR 122. The 239-acre site commemorates Booker T. Washington's first 9 years in slavery by re-creating the environment of his childhood at Burroughs Plantation.

NATIONAL PARKChattahoochee And Oconee National Forests The 750,194 acres of the Chattahoochee National Forest are in northern Georgia, and the 115,476 acres of the Oconee National Forest are in central Georgia. Within the forests are campsites, picnic areas, wilderness areas, trails and the

NATIONAL PARKChattahoochee River National Recreation Area Extending along a 48-mile stretch of the Chattahoochee River from Lake Sidney Lanier to Peachtree Creek in northwest Atlanta, 7,587-acre Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area has preserved the natural riverway within an extensive metropolitan area. Its day-use trails are popular with Atlantans and tourists alike.

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