Sumter National Forest

The Sumter National Forest is a National Forest in north-western US state of South Carolina , at the southern tip of the Blue Ridge Mountains . The forest designated in 1936 covers an area of ​​1499 km². It is one of two national forests in South Carolina, the other is the Francis Marion National Forest . The Sumter National Forest is from the United States Forest Service manages and has to Thomas Sumter , a General of the USA in the American War of Independence of and member of the US Congress named.

Web links

• Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests at the US Forest Service

Coordinates: 34 ° 34 ′ 6 "  N , 81 ° 35 ′ 31"  W.