Florida’s Oldest National Forest Reveals History

Sept. 29, 2010 - PRLog -- Local author Dr. Rob Norman, with foreword by Gene Gallant, and Arcadia Publishing present Ocala National Forest, the newest addition to the popular Images of America Series. Boasting over 200 vintage images, Ocala National Forest showcases the vast sprawling wilderness of Florida’s oldest national forest.

The Ocala National Forest, founded on November 24, 1908, by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, is the oldest national forest in the eastern continental United States.  The forest is one of Central Florida’s last remaining expanses of forested lands with magnificent palms, towering live oaks, and the largest sand pine scrub population in the world.

The Ocala National Forest contains major springs, including Salt Springs, Silver Glen, Alexander, and Juniper Run.  In addition to several wilderness areas for visitors seeking primitive conditions an solitude, the forest has visitor centers, nature trails, and a section of the Florida Trail.


Highlights of Ocala National Forest:
•   Features more than 200 vintage images from public archives and private collections
•   Showcases artifacts and relics from some of the forest’s earliest inhabitants
•   Depicts Silver Springs and discusses some of the movies that were filmed in the crystal clear waters

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at www.arcadiapublishing.com or
(888)-313-2665.  

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Have we done a book on your town?  Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com.

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With more than 6,000 local history titles published to date, Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Widely recognized sepia books feature hundreds of vintage historical images.