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Troubled by cut-over land going unreplanted, Roosevelt set aside five acres of his farm in the winter of 1929-30 to plant 5,000 longleaf pine seedlings, a personal demonstration of the conservation he championed.
Historical Marker
Longleaf Pine Planting
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About this site
Longleaf Pine Planting is a historical marker in Warm Springs, Meriwether County, erected in 1957. It is one of 17 historical markers documented in Meriwether County, among 132 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.8491, -84.7013 near Warm Springs. The nearest cataloged historic site is Roosevelt Farm (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Little White House, Mount Hope Church Cemetery, and Bulloch, Benjamin F., House.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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