William B. Bankhead National Forest

The William B. Bankhead National Forest is one of 's four National Forests, covering 181,230 acres. On June 19, 1936, it was renamed Black Warrior National Forest, which in turn was renamed William B.
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  • Type: Forest
  • Description: protected area in the U.S. state of Alabama
  • Also known as: Alabama National Forest”, “Bankhead National Forest”, “Black Warrior National Forest”, and “Wm. B. Bankhead National Forest

William B. Bankhead National Forest

Latitude
34.22774° or 34° 13′ 40″ north
Longitude
-87.32984° or 87° 19′ 47″ west
Elevation
748 feet (228 metres)
Open location code
866J6MHC+33
Geo­Names ID
4097790
Wiki­data ID
Q3079170
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