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Boundary Waters Canoe Area History 1895-1919 |
- 1895, Loggers
Logging of big pines in future BWCA begins.
- 1897, Congress
Passes "Organic Act" giving President power to modify executive orders regarding
national forests. Regulates cutting practices.
- 1902, Comm. of U.S. General Land
Office
Withdraws 500,000 acres in future BWCA from availability for settlement. (659,700 more
acres withdrawn in 1905-08)
- 1908, Congress
Passes act authorizing Forest Service to manage National Forests.
- 1909, MN Game and Fish Commission
Establishes 1.2 million acre "Superior Refuge" in same area.
- 1909, Secretary of Agriculture
Petitions Roosevelt to have withdrawn area designated Superior National Forest (SNF).
- 1909, Executive
Rossevelt designates withdrawn area the Superior National Forest. (It does not include all
the current BWCA.)
- 1909, State
Declares all minerals under lakes and streams State property.
- 1911, Congress
Passes "Weeks" Act making possible land acquisition within designated areas.
- 1915, Congress
Passses Act authorizing Forest Service (USFS) to grant temporary occupancy in National
Forests of parcels of less than 80 acres in size for a maximum of 30 years.
- 1919, Public
Influx of recreationalists into SNF begins to be significant.
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