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Ocala National Forest
The Ocala National Forest is the second largest nationally protected forest in the U.S. State of Florida. It covers 607 square miles (1,570 km2) of North Central Florida. It is located three miles (4.8 km) east of Ocala and 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Gainesville. The Ocala National Forest, established in 1908, is the oldest national forest east of the Mississippi River and the southernmost national forest in the continental U.S. The word Ocala is thought to be a derivative of a Timucuan term meaning "fair land" or "big hammock". The forest is headquartered in Tallahassee, as are all three National Forests in Florida, but there are local ranger district offices located in Silver Springs and Umatilla.
Prehistoric Florida was underwater, various sea life would live within the areas that would now be the Ocala National Forest. The calcium in the decomposing fish bones and shells were a major component in the limestone.
Due to the ridges in the limestone having a higher elevation than the coast caused the area around the Ocala National Forest to be one of the first areas in the Floridian Peninsula to dry up and provide shelter for semi-aquatic animals.
The first humans to inhabit the Ocala National Forest were the Paleo-Indians. Various burial sites have been found, the oldest being about 12,000 years old.
In the 1950s and 1960s a group of archeologists uncovered three archeological sites in the Ocala National Forest.
The Ocala National Forest lies between the Ocklawaha and St. Johns rivers in North Florida. In descending order of land area, it is located in parts of Marion, Lake, and Putnam counties.
The Ocala Forest is also known for having over 600 natural lakes and ponds. Between the river boundaries of this Forest lie central highlands, coastal lowlands, swamps, springs, and hundreds of lakes and ponds. Near the Juniper Prairie Wilderness and Juniper Springs is "The Yearling Trail", the location where The Yearling was filmed.
The Ocala National Forest receives more visitors than any other national forest in the Sunshine State. Millions visit the forest annually, which is one of North Florida's last-remaining traces of forested land. The forest's porous sands, and largely undeveloped lands, provide an important recharge for the Floridan Aquifer. The Rodman Reservoir system forms most of the northern and northwestern border as part of the Ocklawaha River Basin.
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Ocala National Forest
The Ocala National Forest is the second largest nationally protected forest in the U.S. State of Florida. It covers 607 square miles (1,570 km2) of North Central Florida. It is located three miles (4.8 km) east of Ocala and 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Gainesville. The Ocala National Forest, established in 1908, is the oldest national forest east of the Mississippi River and the southernmost national forest in the continental U.S. The word Ocala is thought to be a derivative of a Timucuan term meaning "fair land" or "big hammock". The forest is headquartered in Tallahassee, as are all three National Forests in Florida, but there are local ranger district offices located in Silver Springs and Umatilla.
Prehistoric Florida was underwater, various sea life would live within the areas that would now be the Ocala National Forest. The calcium in the decomposing fish bones and shells were a major component in the limestone.
Due to the ridges in the limestone having a higher elevation than the coast caused the area around the Ocala National Forest to be one of the first areas in the Floridian Peninsula to dry up and provide shelter for semi-aquatic animals.
The first humans to inhabit the Ocala National Forest were the Paleo-Indians. Various burial sites have been found, the oldest being about 12,000 years old.
In the 1950s and 1960s a group of archeologists uncovered three archeological sites in the Ocala National Forest.
The Ocala National Forest lies between the Ocklawaha and St. Johns rivers in North Florida. In descending order of land area, it is located in parts of Marion, Lake, and Putnam counties.
The Ocala Forest is also known for having over 600 natural lakes and ponds. Between the river boundaries of this Forest lie central highlands, coastal lowlands, swamps, springs, and hundreds of lakes and ponds. Near the Juniper Prairie Wilderness and Juniper Springs is "The Yearling Trail", the location where The Yearling was filmed.
The Ocala National Forest receives more visitors than any other national forest in the Sunshine State. Millions visit the forest annually, which is one of North Florida's last-remaining traces of forested land. The forest's porous sands, and largely undeveloped lands, provide an important recharge for the Floridan Aquifer. The Rodman Reservoir system forms most of the northern and northwestern border as part of the Ocklawaha River Basin.
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