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Red Hills Region

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north of the Cody Scarp and the southern portions of Grady and Thomas counties in Georgia. This larger region consists of about 2,400 square kilometers (930 square miles) that is bounded by the
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A wider Red Hills section of Florida has been defined as extending 150 miles (240 kilometers) along the Alabama and Georgia borders, including, from east to west,
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on the west and northwest, and by the Cody Scarp on the south. The Red Hills physiographic region is part of the Tallahassee Hills/Valdosta Limesink
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Cox, James A.; Baker, W. Wilson; Engstrom, R. Todd (Winter 2001). "Red-cockaded woodpeckers in the Red Hills region: a GIS-based assessment".
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were found here in the 16th century, and were almost annihilated through wars, disease, and slavery. In the 18th century, the
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Clewell, Andre F. (December 2013). "Prior Prevalence of Shortleaf Pine-Oak-Hickory in the Tallahassee Red Hills".
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in and around the various lakes in the southern part of the Red Hills. The
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The area is covered in a number of native species. There are a variety of
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The Red Hills Region serves as one of the highest recharge areas for the
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Griffith, G. E., J. M. Omernik, J. A. Comstock, S. Lawrence, T. foster.
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has designated the Red Hills as one of America's "Last Great Places."
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There is a Red Hills Physiographic Province in south central Alabama.
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and Tallahassee is still home to dozens of such plantations, such as
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made the Red Hills their home until the early 19th century and the
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counties in Georgia. The original tree cover of the region was a
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soil. A wider definition of the Red Hills Region includes
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Oxford Journals: Stand structures on quail plantations
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Also in the 19th century, white settlers began cotton
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southeastern United States
geomorphic region
ecoregion
northern Florida
Leon County
Cody Scarp
Grady
Thomas
shortleaf pine
sandy clay
Jefferson County, Florida
Aucilla River
Ochlockonee River
ecoregion
Apalachicola River
Valdosta, Georgia
Madison
Gadsden
Jackson
Paleo-Indians
Apalachee
Seminoles
Seminole Wars
plantations
Civil War
Leon County, Florida
quail hunting plantations
Thomasville
Greenwood

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