An excerpt from a speech by Theodore Roosevelt in 1905 advocating for the creation of forest reserves in the Appalachians.

Citation Information: Roosevelt, Theodore, excerpt from “Autographed speech, printed on 30 cards, delivered by President Theodore Roosevelt on October 19, 1905 during a visit to Raleigh,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/b4d68255ccb7c43daee3c5f30febdc13.

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Courtesy of North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources via North Carolina Digital Heritage Center.

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