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Eleven Point Ranger District![]() Click here or on the image to view the site photo gallery The untamed beauty of the Irish Wilderness looks much the same today as it did in the mid-1800s, when a group of Irish immigrants established a settlement there. Though the settlers left after being set upon time after time by bushwhackers during the Civil War era, the name commemorates those early pioneers. During the advent of the railroads after the Civil War, the area was heavily logged. Overgrazing scoured vegetation from the land. Because of the efforts of the "CCC", or Civilian Conservation Corps and, later, the Forest Service, the Irish Wilderness has regained its original character. In 1934, the Forest Service acquired the first purchase unit of what was to become the Mark Twain National Forest. The Eleven Point takes its name from the Eleven Point River, designated a National Scenic River in 1968. There are several stories of how the river got its name. One tale says that early surveyors, having to change their compass readings eleven times in one mile, named the Eleven Point River out of frustration at the winding, crooked path it follows. Today, canoeists on the river enjoy the beauty of the clear Ozark stream all the more because of its meandering course. Main Office Winona Office
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