Kentenia State Forest

Kentenia State Forest

Infobox_protected_area | name = Kentenia State Forest
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location =
nearest_city = Harlan, Kentucky
lat_degrees = 36
lat_minutes = 55
lat_seconds = 6
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 83
long_minutes = 13
long_seconds = 20
long_direction = W
area = 4,277 acres (17.3 km²)
established = 1919
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governing_body = Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forests

Kentenia State Forest is a United States state forest in Harlan County, Kentucky. It became Kentucky's first state forest in 1919 when the land was donated to the state by the coal company Kentenia-Cantron. The land is scattered across seven tracts on the south side of Pine Mountain.

External links

* [http://www.forestry.ky.gov/programs/stateforest/Kentenia+State+Forest.htm Official Page]


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