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The following is a complete list of national forest and grassland names and their pronunciations listed by state.

Information sources include:

Internal sources.

The website, Dictionary.com (fourth and fifth columns).

Wherever possible, pronunciation audio files found at Dictionary.com were used to populate column six. The remainder of the audio files contained in this column are recordings made by Forest Service personnel.

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Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida

Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine

Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada

New Hampshire
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma

Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas

Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

STATE	FORESTS GRASSLANDS	SPELLED PRONUNCIATION	IPA PRONUNCIATION Key	SPELLED PRONUNCIATION Key	AUDIO FILE (.wav format)

Alabama	Conecuh	Kuh-EH-kuh	kəˈneɪ kə	kuh-neh-kuh	Conecuh
Alabama	Talladega	Tal-uh-DAY-guh (Tal like gal)			Talladega
Alabama	Tuskegee	tuss-KEE-gee	tʌsˈki gi	tuhs-kee-gee	Tuskegee
Alabama	William B. Bankhead		ˈwɪl yəm bi ˈbæŋk hɛd	wil-yuhm bee bangk-hed	William B. Bankhead
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Alaska	Chugach	choo-gatch			Chugach
Alaska	Tongass	TAHN-guhs			Tongass
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Arizona	Apache	uh-PATCH-ee	əˈpætʃ i	uh-pach-hee	Apache
Arizona	Coconino	Ko-kuh-NEE-no			Coconino
Arizona	Coronado	Cur-uh-NAH-doe	ˌkɔr əˈnɑ doʊ, ˌkɒr-	kawr-uh-nah-doh, kor-	Coronado
Arizona	Kaibab	KIE-bab			Kaibab
Arizona	Prescott	PRESS-kit	ˈprɛs kət, -kɒt	pres-kuht, -kot	Prescott
Arizona	Sitgreaves	SIT-greevz			Sitgreaves
Arizona	Tonto	TAHN-toe			Tonto
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Arkansas	Ouachita	WAH-shu-tah	ˈwɒʃ ɪˌtɔ, ˈwɔ ʃɪ-	wosh-i-taw, waw-shi	Ouachita
Arkansas	Ozark		ˈoʊ zɑrk	oh-zahrk	Ozark
Arkansas	St. Francis	Saint FRAN-sis	seɪnt ˈfræn sɪs	seynt-fran-sis	St. Francis
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California	Angeles	AN-juh-luhs	ˈæn dʒə ləs	an-juh-luhs	Angeles
California	Butte Valley		byut ˈvæl i	byoot val-lee	Butte Valley
California	Cleveland		ˈkliv lənd	kleev-luhnd	Cleveland
California	Eldorado	Ell-duh-RAH-doe	ˌɛl dəˈrɑ doʊ	el duh-rah-doh	Eldorado
California	Inyo	INN-yoe			Inyo
California	Klamath	KLAM-ath	ˈklæm əθ	klam-uhth	Klamath
California	Lassen		ˈlæs ən	las-uhn	Lassen
California	Los Padres	Lows-PAH-drace			Los Padres
California	Mendocino	Men-duh-SEE-no	ˌmɛn dəˈsi noʊ	men-duh-see-noh	Mendocino
California	Modoc	MOE-dock	ˈmoʊ dɒk	moh-dok	Modoc
California	Plumas	PLEW-muhs			Plumas
California	Rogue River		roʊg ˈrɪv ər	rohg riv-er	Rogue River
California	San Bernardino	San Ber-na-DEE-no	ˈsæn ˌbɜr nərˈdi noʊ, -ˌbɜr nə-	san bur-ner-dee-noh	San Bernardino
California	Sequoia	Suh-QUOY-uh	sɪˈkwɔɪ ə	si-kwoi-uh	Sequoia
California	Shasta-Trinity		ˈʃæs tə ˈtrɪn ɪ ti	shas-tuh trin-i-tee	Shasta-Trinity
California	Sierra		siˈɛr ə	see-er-uh	Sierra
California	Siskiyou	SIS-kee-you (or SIS-que)			Siskiyou
California	Six Rivers		sɪks ˈrɪvərz	siks riv-erz	Six Rivers
California	Stanislaus	STAN-iss-law (or -loss)			Stanislaus
California	TAH-hoe	Tahoe	ˈtɑ hoʊ	tah-hoh	Tahoe
California	Toiyabe	Toy-YAH-bee			Toiyabe
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Colorado	Arapaho	uh-RAP-uh-hoe	əˈræp əˌhoʊ	uh-rap-uh-hoh	Arapaho
Colorado	Comanche		kəˈmæn tʃi, koʊ-	kuh-man-chee, koh-	Comanche
Colorado	Grand Mesa	Grand MAY-suh	grænd ˈmeɪ sə	grand-mey-suh	Grand Mesa
Colorado	Gunnison	GUN-nuh-sun			Gunnison
Colorado	Manti-La Sal	MAN-tie-Luh-SAL			Manti-La Sal
Colorado	Pawnee		pɔˈni	paw-nee	Pawnee
Colorado	Pike		paɪk	pahyk	Pike
Colorado	Rio Grande	Ree-o Grand	ˈri oʊ ˈgrænd	ree-oh grand	Rio Grande
Colorado	Roosevelt		ˈroʊ zəˌvɛlt, -vəlt, ˈroʊz vɛlt, -vəlt	roh-zuh-velt, -vuhlt, rohz-velt, -vuhlt	Roosevelt
Colorado	Routt	ROUT (rhymes with shout)			Routt
Colorado	San Isabel	San IS-a-bell	ˌsænˈɪz əˌbɛl	sahn iz-uh-bel	San Isabel
Colorado	San Juan	San Wahn	ˌsæn ˈwɑn, ˈʰwɑn	san wahn, hwahn	San Juan
Colorado	Uncompahgre	Un-come-pah-gray			Uncompahgre
Colorado	White River		ʰwaɪt, waɪt ˈrɪv ə	hwahyt riv-er	White River
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Florida	Apalachicola	Ap-uh-latchee-CO-luh	ˌæp əˌlætʃəˈkoʊ lə	ap-uh-lach-uh-koh-luh	Apalachicola
Florida	Choctawhatchee	Choc-tuh-hatch-ee	ˌtʃɒk təˈhætʃ i	chok-tuh-hach-ee	Choctawhatchee
Florida	Ocala	Oh-CAL-uh	oʊˈkæl ə	oh-kal-uh	Ocala
Florida	Osceola	Ah-see-OH-luh	ˌɒs iˈoʊ lə, ˌoʊ seɪ‑	os-ee-oh-luh, oh-sey	Osceola
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Georgia	Chattahoochee	Chat-uh-HOO-chee	ˌtʃæt əˈhu tʃi	chat-uh-hoo-chee	Chattahoochee
Georgia	Oconee	oh-CO-nee			Oconee
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Idaho	Bitterroot		ˈbɪt ərˌrut, -ˌrʊt	bit-er-root, -root	Bitterroot
Idaho	Boise	BOY-see	ˈbɔɪ zi or, especially locally, -si	boy-see	Boise
Idaho	Cache	Cash	kæʃ	kash	Cache
Idaho	Caribou		ˈkær əˌbu	kar-uh-boo	Caribou
Idaho	Challis	CHA-lis (a as in cat)			Challis
Idaho	Clearwater		ˈklɪərˌwɔ tər,-ˌwɒt ər	kleer-waw-ter, -wot-er	Clearwater
Idaho	Coeur d'Alene	Koor Duh-LANE	ˌkɜr dlˈeɪn	kur dl-eyn	Coeur d'Alene
Idaho	Curlew		ˈkɜr lu	kur-loo	Curlew
Idaho	Kaniksu	Kuh-NICK-su			Kaniksu
Idaho	Kootenai	KOOT-knee	ˈkut nˌeɪ, -nˌi	koot-n-ey, -n-ee	Kootenai
Idaho	Nez Perce	NEZ-purse	ˈnɛz ˈpɜrs	nez purs	Nez Perce
Idaho	Payette	Pay-YETT			Payette
Idaho	Salmon	SAA-muhn (a as in cat)	ˈsæm ən	sam-uhn	Salmon
Idaho	Sawtooth	SAW-tooth	ˈsɔˌtuθ	saw-tooth	Sawtooth
Idaho	St. Joe		seɪnt dʒoʊ	seynt-joh	St. Joe
Idaho	Targhee	TAR-ghee			Targhee
Idaho	Wallowa	Wul-OW-wuh			Wallowa
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Illinois	Midewin	Mih-DAY-win	mɪ 'deɪ wɪn	mi-dey-win	Midewin
Illinois	Shawnee		ʃɔˈni	shaw-nee	Shawnee
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Indiana	Hoosier	HOO-zhure	ˈhu ʒər	hoo-zher	Hoosier
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Kansas	Cimarron		ˈsɪm əˌrɒn, -ˌroʊn, -ər ən	sim-uh-ron, -rohn, -er-uhn	Cimarron
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Kentucky	Daniel Boone		ˈdæn yəl bun	dan-yuhl boon	Daniel Boone
Kentucky	Jefferson	JEFF-er-sun	ˈdʒɛf ər sən	jef-er-suhn	Jefferson
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Louisiana	Kisatchie	Kiss-SATCH-ee			Kisatchie
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Maine	White Mountain		ʰwaɪtˈmaʊntn, waɪt	hwahyt-moun-tun	White Mountain
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Michigan	Hiawatha		ˌhaɪ əˈwɒθ ə, -ˈwɔ θə, ˌhi ə-	hahy-uh-woth-uh, -waw-thuh, hee-uh-	Hiawatha
Michigan	Huron	HEW-ron	ˈhyʊər ən, -ɒn or, often, ˈyʊər-	hyoor-uhn, -on	Huron
Michigan	Manistee	MAN-iss-tee			Manistee
Michigan	Ottawa	OTT-uh-wah	ˈɒt ə wə	ot-uh-wuh	Ottawa
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Minnesota	Chippewa	CHIP-puh-wha (a as in far)	ˈtʃɪp əˌwɑ, -ˌweɪ, -wə	chip-uh-wah, -wey, -wuh	Chippewa
Minnesota	Superior		səˈpɪər i ər, sʊ-	soo-peer-ee-or	Superior
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Mississippi	Bienville	Bee-EN-vill			Bienville
Mississippi	De Soto	Dee-SO-toe	də ˈsoʊ toʊ	duh soh-toh	De Soto
Mississippi	Delta		ˈdɛl tə	del-tuh	Delta
Mississippi	Holly Springs		ˈhɒl i sprɪŋ	hol-eespringz	Holly Springs
Mississippi	Homochitto	Hoh-muh-CHI-to			Homochitto
Mississippi	Tombigbee	Tom-BIG-bee	tɒmˈbɪg bi	tom-big-bee	Tombigbee
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Missouri	Mark Twain		mɑrk tweɪn	mahrk tweyn	Mark Twain
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Montana	Beaverhead		ˈbi vər hɛd	bee-ver-hed	Beaverhead
Montana	Bitterroot		ˈbɪt ərˌrut, -ˌrʊt	bit-er-root, -root	Bitterroot
Montana	Custer		ˈkʌs tər	kuhs-ter	Custer
Montana	Deerlodge		dɪər-lɒdʒ	deer-loj	Deerlodge
Montana	Flathead		ˈflætˌhɛd	flat-hed	Flathead
Montana	Gallatin	GAL-uh-tin	ˈgæl ə tɪn	gal-uh-tin	Gallatin
Montana	Helena	HELL-uh-nuh	ˈhɛl ə nə	hel-uh-nuh	Helena
Montana	Kaniksu	Kuh-NICK-su			Kaniksu
Montana	Kootenai	KOOT-knee	ˈkut nˌeɪ, -nˌi	koot-n-ey, -n-ee	Kootenai
Montana	Lewis & Clark		ˈlu ɪs ænd klɑrk	loo-is-and-klahrk	Lewis & Clark
Montana	Lolo	LOW-low			Lolo
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Nebraska	Nebraska		nəˈbræs kə	nuh-bras-kuh	Nebraska
Nebraska	Samuel R. McKelvie	Mah-Kell-vee			Samuel R. McKelvie
Nebraska	Oglala		ɒgˈlɑ lə	og-lah-luh	Oglala
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Nevada	Eldorado	Ell-duh-RAH-doe	ˌɛl dəˈrɑ doʊ, -ˈreɪ-	el duh-rah-doh, -rey-	Eldorado
Nevada	Humboldt	HUM-bolt	ˈhʌm boʊlt	huhm-bohlt	Humboldt
Nevada	Inyo	INN-yoe			Inyo
Nevada	Toiyabe	Toy-YAH-bee			Toiyabe
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New Hampshire	White Mountain		ʰwaɪtˈmaʊntn, waɪt	hwahyt-moun-tun	White Mountain
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New Mexico	Apache	uh-PATCH-ee	əˈpætʃ i	uh-pach-hee	Apache
New Mexico	Carson		ˈkɑr sən	kahr-suhn	Carson
New Mexico	Cibola	SEE-bow-luh	ˈsi bə lə	see-buh-luh	Cibola
New Mexico	Coronado	Cur-uh-NAH-doe	ˌkɔr əˈnɑ doʊ, ˌkɒr-	kawr-uh-nah-doh, kor-	Coronado
New Mexico	Gila	HEE-luh	ˈhi lə	hee-luh	Gila
New Mexico	Kiowa		ˈkaɪ ə wə, -ˌwɑ, -ˌweɪ	kahy-uh-wuh, -wah, -wey	Kiowa
New Mexico	Lincoln		ˈlɪŋ kən	ling-kuhn	Lincoln
New Mexico	Santa Fe	Santa Fay	ˈsæn tə ˈfeɪ	san-tuh fey	Santa Fe
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New York	Finger Lakes		ˈfɪŋ gər leɪks	fing-ger leyks	Finger Lakes
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North Carolina	Cherokee		ˈtʃɛr əˌki, ˌtʃɛr əˈki	cher-uh-kee, cher-uh-kee	Cherokee
North Carolina	Croatan	CROW-uh-tan			Croatan
North Carolina	Nantahala	Nan-tuh-HAY-luh			Nantahala
North Carolina	Pisgah	PIZZ-guh	ˈpɪz gə	piz-guh	Pisgah
North Carolina	Uwharrie	U-WHAR-ee (rhymes with far)			Uwharrie
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North Dakota	Cedar River		ˈsi dər ˈrɪv ər	see-der-riv-er	Cedar River
North Dakota	Little Missouri		ˈlɪt l mɪˈzʊəri	lit-l-mi-zoor-ee	Little Missouri
North Dakota	Sheyenne	shahy-en			Sheyenne
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Ohio	Wayne		weɪn	weyn	Wayne
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Oklahoma	Ouachita	WAH-shu-tah	ˈwɒʃ ɪˌtɔ, ˈwɔ ʃɪ-	wosh-i-taw, waw-shi	Ouachita
Oklahoma	Black Kettle		blæk ˈkɛt l	blak-ket-l	Black Kettle
Oklahoma	Rita Blanca	rit-uh blahng-uh			Rita Blanca
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Oregon	Crooked River		ˈkrʊk ɪd ˈrɪv ər	krook-id riv-er	Crooked River
Oregon	Deschutes	Duh-SHOOTS			Deschutes
Oregon	Fremont	FREE-mont	ˈfri mɒnt	free-mont	Fremont
Oregon	Klamath	KLAM-ath	ˈklæm əθ	klam-uhth	Klamath
Oregon	Malheur	Mal-HEWR			Malheur
Oregon	Mt. Hood		maʊnt hʊd	mount hood	Mt. Hood
Oregon	Ochoco	OH-chuh-koh			Ochoco
Oregon	Rogue River	roʊg ˈrɪv ər	rohg riv-er	Rogue River
Oregon	Siskiyou	SIS-kee-you (or SIS-que)			Siskiyou
Oregon	Siuslaw	Sigh-YOU-slaw			Siuslaw
Oregon	Umatilla	You-muh-TILL-uh			Umatilla
Oregon	Umpqua	UMP-kwah			Umpqua
Oregon	Wallowa	Wul-OW-wuh			Wallowa
Oregon	Whitman	WIT-muhn	ˈʰwɪt mən, ˈwɪt-	hwit-muhn, wit-	Whitman
Oregon	Willamette	Will-LAM-et	wɪˈlæm ɪt	wi-lam-it	Willamette
Oregon	Winema	y-NEE-muh			Winema
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Pennsylvania	Allegheny	Al-luh-GAIN-ee	ˌæl ɪˈgeɪ ni	al-i-gey-nee	Allegheny
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Puerto Rico	El Yunque	el-ZHUN-kay			El Yunque
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South Carolina	Francis Marion		ˈfrænsɪs ˈmær iən, ˈmɛər-	fran-sis mar-ee-uhn, mair-	Francis Marion
South Carolina	Sumter	SUM-ter	ˈsʌm tər, ˈsʌmp-	suhm-ter	Sumter
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South Dakota	Black Hills		blæk hɪlz	blak-hilz	Black Hills
South Dakota	Custer		ˈkʌs tər	kuhs-ter	Custer
South Dakota	Buffalo Gap		ˈbʌf əˌloʊ gæp	buhf-uh-loh-gap	Buffalo Gap
South Dakota	Fort Pierre		foʊrt pɪər	fohrt-peer	Fort Pierre
South Dakota	Grand River		grænd ˈrɪvər	grand-riv-er	Grand River
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Tennessee	Cherokee		ˈtʃɛr əˌki, ˌtʃɛr əˈki	cher-uh-kee, cher-uh-kee	Cherokee
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Texas	Angelina	An-juh-LEE-nuh	ˌæn dʒəˈli nə, -ˈlaɪ-	an-juh-lee-nuh, -lahy-	Angelina
Texas	Black Kettle		blæk ˈkɛt l	blak-ket-l	Black Kettle
Texas	Caddo		ˈkæd oʊ	kad-oh	Caddo
Texas	Davy Crockett		ˈdeɪ vi ˈkrɒkɪt	dey-vee krok-it	Davy Crockett
Texas	Lyndon B. Johnson		ˈlɪn dən bi ˈdʒɒn sən	lin-d-uhn bee jon-suhn	Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas	McClellan Creek		məˈklɛl ən	muh-klel-uhn	McClellan Creek
Texas	Rita Blanca	rit-uh blahng-uh			Rita Blanca
Texas	Sabine	Suh-BEEN	səˈbin	suh-been	Sabine
Texas	Sam Houston		sæm ˈhyu stən	sam hyoo-stuhn	Sam Houston
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Utah	Ashley		ˈæʃ li	ash-lee	Ashley
Utah	Cache	Cash	kæʃ	kash	Cache
Utah	Caribou		ˈkær əˌbu	kar-uh-boo	Caribou
Utah	Dixie		ˈdɪk si	dik-see	Dixie
Utah	Fishlake		fɪʃ-leɪk	fish-leyk	Fishlake
Utah	Manti-La Sal	MAN-tie-Luh-SAL			Manti-La Sal
Utah	Sawtooth	SAW-tooth	ˈsɔˌtuθ	saw-tooth	Sawtooth
Utah	Uinta	You-IN-tuh			Uinta
Utah	Wasatch	WAH-satch			Wasatch
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Vermont	Green Mountain		grin ˈmaʊn tn	green moun-tn	Green Mountain
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Virginia	George Washington		dʒɔrdʒ ˈwɒʃ ɪŋ tən, ˈwɔ ʃɪŋ-	jawrj wosh-ing-tuhn, waw-shing-	George Washington
Virginia	Jefferson	JEFF-er-sun	ˈdʒɛf ər sən	jef-er-suhn	Jefferson
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Washington	Colville	CALL-vill			Colville
Washington	Gifford Pinchot	PIN-show			Gifford Pinchot
Washington	Kaniksu	Kuh-NICK-su			Kaniksu
Washington	Mt. Baker		maʊnt ˈbeɪ kər	mount bey-ker	Mt. Baker
Washington	Okanogan	Oh-kah-NOG-guhn			Okanogan
Washington	Olympic		əˈlɪm pɪk, oʊˈlɪm-	oh-lim-pik	Olympic
Washington	Snoqualmie	Snow-QUAL-mee			Snoqualmie
Washington	Umatilla	You-muh-TILL-uh			Umatilla
Washington	Wenatchee		wəˈnætʃ i	wuh-nach-ee	Wenatchee
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West Virginia	George Washington		dʒɔrdʒ ˈwɒʃ ɪŋ tən, ˈwɔ ʃɪŋ-	jawrj wosh-ing-tuhn, waw-shing-	George Washington
West Virginia	Jefferson	JEFF-er-sun	ˈdʒɛf ər sən	jef-er-suhn	Jefferson
West Virginia	Monongahela	Muh-nahn-guh-HEE-luh	məˌnɒŋ gəˈhi lə	muh-nahn-guh-hee-luh	Monongahela
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Wisconsin	Chequamegon	Shuh-WAH-muh-guhn			Chequamegon
Wisconsin	Nicolet	Nick-oh-LAY	ˌnɪk əˈleɪ	nik-uh-let	Nicolet
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Wyoming	Ashley	ASH-lee	ˈæʃ li	ash-lee	Ashley
Wyoming	Bighorn		ˈbɪgˌhɔrn	big-hawrn	Big Horn
Wyoming	Black Hills		blæk hɪlz	blak-hilz	Black Hills
Wyoming	Bridger	BRIDGE-uhr			Bridger
Wyoming	Caribou		ˈkær əˌbu	kar-uh-boo	Caribou
Wyoming	Medicine Bow	Medicine Bo	ˈmɛd ə sɪn boʊ	med-uh-sin boh	Medicine Bow
Wyoming	Shoshone	Sh-SHOW-nee			Shoshone
Wyoming	Targhee	TAR-ghee			Targhee
Wyoming	Teton	TEE-tohn	ˈti tɒn, ˈtit n	tee-tohn, teet-n	Teton
Wyoming	Thunder Basin		ˈθʌn dər ˈbeɪsən	thuhn-der bey-suhn	Thunder Basin
Wyoming	Wasatch	WAH-satch			Wasatch
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Pronunciation Guide for National Forests and Grasslands