Near Delta in Clay County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Managing Public Land
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 16, 2021
1. Managing Public Land Marker
In 1933 the Civilian Conservation Corps began construction of Cheaha State Park as parks across the nation were built, President Franklin D. Roosevelt provided jobs and stability as well as parks for future generations. The 2,799 acre Cheaha State Park is surrounded by the Talladega National Forest.
In 1936 President Roosevelt created the Talladega National Forest which encompasses 237,152 acres in 5 counties and is managed by the USDA Forest Service through conservation and multiple use management, the agency provides wildlife habitat healthy forests, clean water, clean air, and recreation to visitors.
Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life.
― John Muir
Erected by Forest Service, USDA, Alabama State Parks.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition,
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Location. 33° 29.541′ N, 85° 48.615′ W. Marker is near Delta, Alabama, in Clay County. It can be reached from Alabama State Road 281 (Alabama Route 281). Located along the boardwalk to Bald Rock, within the Cheaha State Park, in the Talladega National Forest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19644 AL-281, Delta AL 36258, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civilian Conservation Corps (here, next to this marker); Native American Footsteps (approx. Ό
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 16, 2021
2. Marker located near beginning of the Bald Rock boardwalk.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 16, 2021
3. Marker located at covered bench, at left, on boardwalk.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 361 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
