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Divided into two sections, Talladega National Forest consists of the Talladega division (235,000 acres) in eastern Alabama near the Georgia border and the Oakmulgee division (157,000 acres) just southeast of Tuscaloosa in west-central Alabama. Within the Oakmulgee Division is the 45,000-acre Oakmulgee Wildlife Management Area surrounding Payne Lake.

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ARTICLETalladega National Forest Divided into two sections, Talladega National Forest consists of the Talladega division (235,000 acres) in eastern Alabama near the Georgia border and the Oakmulgee division (157,000 acres) just southeast of Tuscaloosa in west-central Alabama. Within the Oakmulgee Division is the 45,000-acreOakmulgee Wildlife Management AreasurroundingPayne Lake.Talladega National Forest
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