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Chestnut Cove - elev. 3035' (Milepost 398.0)

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Overlook Description

Chestnut trees once thrived in this area, but the trees were almost completely wiped out in the 1930s by a fungus blight. Chestnut sprouts can be found near this site trying to make a comeback.
 

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Overlook description text adapted from selected works by Menasha Ridge Press.

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