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Hickman Leads Local Push to Save Congaree Swamp
Ernest H. Hickman of Aiken champions Congaree Swamp preservation, joining supporters from seven states. He cites economic and ecological value, faces opposition from Governor Edwards and lumber interests, and highlights a 21 000 acre National Park Service ownership goal amid a 70 000 acre timber region.
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Ernest H. Hickman
Millbrook
PTA
Aiken
Hickman
Congaree
SC. Forest
Columbia
Congaree Swamp National Preserve
Ernie Hickman
Darryl Hickman
University of South Carolina
Sierra Club
Congaree Swamp Association
National Park Service
Floyd Spence
R-S.c
James B. Edwards
Edwards
Spence
Congress
Francis Beidler
Chicago Lumber
Francis
Frank) Beidler III
Santee
Wateree
Conagree
Chicago
South Carolina
Francis Beidler III
Beidler
Ross Clark
Department of Biology
Erskine College
Brock Evans
Washington, D.C
North America
Evans
Richland County
Beidlers
Dwight Bunce
Yellowstone National Park
Mrs. Hickman
Park Service
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