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
Inscription.
Managing Public Land. . 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
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.
N, 85° 48.615′ W. Marker is near Delta, Alabama, in Clay County. 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.
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 June 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
