Paul State Forest is a
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
state forest
A state forest or national forest is a forest that is administered or protected by a sovereign state, sovereign or federated state, or territory (country subdivision), territory.
Background
State forests are forests that are Administration (gov ...
located in
Rockingham County near the town of
Ottobine. Its are used for a variety of purposes including research.
It had previously been part of the family farm of
John Paul, Jr., a
United States federal judge
In the United States, a federal judge is a judge who serves on a court established under Article Three of the U.S. Constitution. Often called "Article III judges", federal judges include the chief justice and associate justices of the U.S. S ...
in Western Virginia, who donated it to the state in 1961.
References
Virginia state forests
Virginia state forests
Protected areas of Rockingham County, Virginia
1962 establishments in Virginia
Protected areas established in 1962
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