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The Grio1y
Feds mull renaming Wayne National Forest because of ties to enslaved people, Indigenous killings - TheGrio
The U.S. Forest Service has caused a firestorm by proposing that Ohio’s only national forest undergo a name change. The Forest Service wants to change the name of the forest in southeastern Ohio ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer9mon
Why is the government looking to rename Wayne National Forest? - Cincinnati Enquirer
The Wayne National Forest is actually three large sections of forest in the Appalachian foothills of southern and southeastern Ohio. The sections are near Athens, Ironton and Marietta.
WOSU Public Media1y
Name change considered for Ohio's Wayne National Forest
Ohio’s only national forest might soon have a new name. Wayne National Forest is named for Anthony Wayne, a decorated Revolutionary War general with a complicated history that includes the removal of ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer1y
What the public had to say about the Wayne National Forest name change - Cincinnati Enquirer
When the United States Forest Service in August proposed renaming the Wayne National Forest, people flooded the agency with emails, calls, letters and texts. The 1,100 responses during a two-week ...
The Lima News1y
Founding father Wayne’s legacy is getting a second look at Ohio’s Wayne National Forest
NELSONVILLE (AP) — Some 40 Native American tribes have ancestral ties to Wayne National Forest, a quarter-million acres spread across portions of Appalachian southeastern Ohio. Their citizens ...
WTOL1y
Name change proposal for Wayne National Forest | wtol.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Some 40 Native American tribes have ancestral ties to Wayne National Forest, a quarter-million acres spread across portions of Appalachian southeastern Ohio. Their citizens have ...
WKRG1y
Ohio's 'offensive' national forest name may change | WKRG
Members of the American Indian Tribes and the local community are requesting the U.S. Forest Service change the name of Wayne National Forest, located in southeastern Ohio. Skip to content WKRG News 5 ...
AOL1y
Government asked people about the Wayne National Forest name. Most wanted it changed - AOL
When the United States Forest Service in August proposed renaming the Wayne National Forest, people flooded the agency with emails, calls, letters and texts. The 1,100 responses during a two-week ...
WVXU1y
Name change considered for Ohio's Wayne National Forest
A sign at Wayne National Forest's Athens Ranger Station on U.S. Route 33 in Nelsonville is among many that would have to be replaced if Ohio's only national forest undergoes a proposed name change ...
San Diego Union-Tribune1y
Founding father Gen. Anthony Wayne’s legacy is getting a second look at Ohio’s Wayne National Forest
NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Some 40 Native American tribes have ancestral ties to Wayne National Forest, a quarter-million acres spread across portions of Appalachian southeastern Ohio. Their citizens ...
WHIO1y
Potential name change for Ohio’s Wayne National Forest
WAYNE NATIONAL FOREST — Founding father Gen. Anthony Wayne has a national forest named after him in Southeastern Ohio, but it may be renamed, according to AP News. >> 2 arrested after police ...