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Description:Excerpt from Forestry on the Biltmore Estate, Biltmore, N. CThe Estate was built up from.many small holdings of farm and timberland by the late George W; Vanderbilt, beginning about 1889. The mansion was built between 1890 and 1895. By 1893 an area of acres, 54 percent forest, had been acquired, and at the time of Mr. Vanderbilt's death, in 1914, the Estate had grown to about acres. It extended about 20 miles southwesterly, along the ridges north of the French Broad River, in Buncombe, Haywood, and Henderson Counties, N. C., to beyond Brevard, in Transylvania County. Many miles of road and trail were built, giving access to Mount Pisgah and other scenic spots and to tributaries of the French Broad River.Between 1916 and 1922 an area of acres was sold to the Federal Government, becoming part of the Pisgah National Forest.* Another sale, of 1500 acres, was made in 1921 to the Biltmore Estate Company. This transfer carried with it a considerable area of for est plantations, parts of which can still be seen Within the town limits of Biltmore Forest. The present area of the Estate is about acres. It has nearly 140 miles of roads and trails, includ ing 17 miles of macadam.road.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Forestry on the Biltmore Estate, Biltmore, N. C (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Forestry on the Biltmore Estate, Biltmore, N. C (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Forestry on the Biltmore Estate, Biltmore, N. CThe Estate was built up from.many small holdings of farm and timberland by the late George W; Vanderbilt, beginning about 1889. The mansion was built between 1890 and 1895. By 1893 an area of acres, 54 percent forest, had been acquired, and at the time of Mr. Vanderbilt's death, in 1914, the Estate had grown to about acres. It extended about 20 miles southwesterly, along the ridges north of the French Broad River, in Buncombe, Haywood, and Henderson Counties, N. C., to beyond Brevard, in Transylvania County. Many miles of road and trail were built, giving access to Mount Pisgah and other scenic spots and to tributaries of the French Broad River.Between 1916 and 1922 an area of acres was sold to the Federal Government, becoming part of the Pisgah National Forest.* Another sale, of 1500 acres, was made in 1921 to the Biltmore Estate Company. This transfer carried with it a considerable area of for est plantations, parts of which can still be seen Within the town limits of Biltmore Forest. The present area of the Estate is about acres. It has nearly 140 miles of roads and trails, includ ing 17 miles of macadam.road.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Forestry on the Biltmore Estate, Biltmore, N. C (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Forestry on the Biltmore Estate, Biltmore, N. C (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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