Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest

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Rendezvous Mountain
Educational State Forest
North Carolina State Forest
Rendezvous Mountain Fire Tower
Named for: Rendezvous Mountain
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Wilkes
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [1]
Area 3,316 acres (1,341.9 ha) [2]
Founded 1926[3]
 - Opened 1984[2]
Management North Carolina Forest Service
IUCN category VI - Managed Resource Protected Area
Nearest city Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Location of Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest in North Carolina
Website: Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest

Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest (RMESF) is a 3,316-acre (13.42 km2) North Carolina State Forest in Purlear, North Carolina.[2]

History

Rendezvous Mountain is popularly rumored to have been an assembly point for the Overmountain Men during the Revolutionary War.[4] Colonel Benjamin Cleveland is said to have called militiamen from around Wilkes County, by blowing a large ox horn from the mountain's summit.[4][5] Cleveland was able to summon over 200 Patriots from the surrounding area to join him on a march to the Battle of Kings Mountain.[4][5] The route they took is now commemorated by the nearby Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail.

In 1926, the forest's original 146-acre (0.59 km2) tract was donated to the state by Judge T. B. Finley of North Wilkesboro for inclusion in the State Park System; however, the unit was never opened to the public due to its small size, inaccessible location, and questionable historic significance.[3] The land was transferred to the Division of Forestry in 1956.[3] It was later opened to the public in 1984 as an educational state forest.[2] In the early 2000s, the forest was greatly expanded when large tracts along its western boundary became available.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rendezvous Mountain
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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