WHEREAS on June 28, 1962, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the United States Department of Agriculture entered into an agreement (Contract TV-21679A ) providing for the transfer by the Authority to the Department of certain rights with respect to certain lands situated in the Second and Third Civil Districts of Polk County, State of Tennessee, and for the transfer by the Authority to the Department of the right of possession and all other right, title, and interest which the Authority might have in or to certain lands situated in the Second Civil District of Polk County, Tennessee, and in Cherokee County, North Carolina, so that such land rights and such lands as hereinafter specified may be included in and reserved as parts of the Nantahala National Forest and the Cherokee National Forest, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement and subject to the approval required by Section 4(k)(c) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended by the Act of July 18, 1941 (16 U.S.C. 831c(k) (c)); and

     WHEREAS, on October 18, 1962, the agreenment between the Tennessee Valley Authority and the United States Department of Agriculture was approved by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget pursuant to the provisions of Section 4(k) (c) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended, and of Section 1 (h) of Executive Order No. 10530 of May 10, 1954; and

     WHEREAS it appears that such land rights and lands are suitable for national forest purposes and that their inclusion in the Nantahala National Forest and the Cherokee National Forest would be in the public interest;

     NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 24 of the Act of March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 1103, and the Act of June 4, 1897, 30 Stat. 34, 36 (16 U.S.C. 471, 473), and as President of the United States, and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered that the following-described lands in Cherokee County, North Carolina, be included in and reserved as a part of the Nantahala National Forest:

     Land lying in the Beaverdam and Shoal Creek Townships of Cherokee County, State of North Carolina, on both shores of Apalachia Lake, approximately 1/4 mile west of Hiwassee Dam, the said land being comprised of two separate parcels and being more particularly described as follows:

     Beginning at a point in the 1280-foot contour on the north shore of Apalachia Lake and in the boundary of the land previously conveyed in fee by the Tennessee Valley Authority to the U.S. Forest Service designated as Tract No. XTFBR-3 from which a bronze plate (Coordinates: N. 548,779; E. 449,905 ) set in a flat rock and stamped "73-3A RM' bears N. 5ø 35' W. at a distance of 14 feet.
     From the initial point,
     With the boundary between the lands of the United States of America (TVA) and the U.S. Forest Service by bearings and distances as follows:
     N. 5ø 35' W., 1183 feet, passing the bronze plate set in a fiat rock and stamped "73-3A RM" at 14 feet, to a large boulder in which is set a bronze plate stamped 72-9;
   N. 52ø 17' E., 1866 feet to a metal marker in the southwest line of the right of way for the Hiwassee-Chickamauga Transmission Line;
     Leaving the boundary between the lands of the United States of America (TVA) and the U.S. Forest Service and with the southwest line of the right of way for the Hiwassee-Chickamauga Transmission Line, a line 75 feet southwest of and parallel to the center line of the said transmission line, S. 39ø 41' E., 1020 feet to a metal marker;
     Leaving the line parallel to the transmission line, S. 20ø 14' W., 1580 feet to a metal marker;
     S. 45ø 09' E., approximately 350 feet to a point in the 1280~foot contour on the north shore of Apalachia Lake;
     With the 1280-foot contour as it meanders in a westerly direction to the point of beginning.
     The land described above as Parcel No. 1 contains 82.5 acres, more or less.

     Beginning at a point in the 1280-foot contour on the south shore of Apalachia Lake and in the boundary of the land previously conveyed in fee by the Tennessee Valley Authority to the U.S. Forest Service designated as Tract No. XTFBR-3 from which the bronze plate (Coordinates: N. 548,779; E. 449,905) set in a flat rock and stamped "73-3A RM" in the boundary of the above described Parcel No. 1 bears N. 5ø 35' W. at a distance of 574 feet.
     From the initial point,
     With the 1280-foot contour as it meanders in an easterly direction to a point in the southeasterly prolongation of that course identified in the above metes and bounds description of Parcel No. 1 by a bearing and distance of S. 45ø 09' E., approximately 350 feet;
     S. 45ø 09' E., approximately 500 feet to a metal marker from which the metal marker at the northwest end of the above mentioned course of Parcel No. 1 (S. 45ø 09' E., approximately 350 feet) bears N. 45ø 09' W. at a distance of 1158 feet;
     N. 76ø 50' E, 1299 feet to a metal marker in the boundary of the United States of America's land;
     With the United States of America's boundary line by bearings and distances as follows:
     S. 5ø 12' E., 714 feet, passing a metal marker at 137 feet, to a metal marker; S. 47ø 15ø W, 897 feet to a metal marker;
     N. 83ø 53' W., 745 feet to a 20-inch chestnut tree;
     N. 83ø 48' W., 666 feet to US-TVA Monument HDR-84;
     N. 83ø 53' W., 253 feet to US-TVA Monument HDR-85;
     N. 83ø 54' W., 207 feet to US-TVA Monument 26-3;
     N. 84ø 03' W, 954 feet to US-TVA Monument 26-1;

     With the boundary line between the lands of the United States of America (TVA) and the U.S. Forest Service N. 5ø 35' W., 932 feet, passing US-TVA Monument 27-1 RM at 917 feet, to the point of beginning. The land described above as Parcel No. 2 contains 83.5 acres, more or less.
     All of the above described land comprising Parcels 1 and 2 contains a total of 166 acres, more or less.

     NOTE: The positions of corners and directions of lines are referred to the North Carolina Coordinate System. The contour elevation is based on MSL Datum as established by the USC&GS Southeastern Supplementary Adjustment of 1936. The boundary markers designated "US-TVA Monument" are concrete monuments capped by bronze tablets imprinted with the given numbers and that the following-described lands and land rights in Polk County, Tennessee, be included in and reserved as a part of the Cherokee National Forest, such inclusions and reservations to be in accordance with and subject to all of the provisions and conditions of the aforesaid agreement of June 28, 1962, between the Tennessee Valley Authority and the United States Department of Agriculture:

     An easement and right to police, patrol, and guard the following described land for the control of any activities by third parties as set forth in Article 1 of the transfer agreement, the said land being located in the Second and Third Civil Districts of Polk County, State of Tennessee, along the Apalachia Tunnel location, the said land being comprised of four separate parcels and being more particularly described as follows:

     Beginning at survey station 347 + 03 on the center line of the Apalachia Tunnel location from which survey station 350 + 77.96 (Coordinates: N. 287,890; E. 2,474,865) at an angle in the said center line bears N. 80ø 26' W. at a distance of 375 feet.
     From the initial point,
     N. 70ø E., 500 feet to a point in the north line of the Apalachia Tunnel location;
     With the north line of the Apalachia Tunnel location, a line 250 feet north of and parallel to the center line of the location, S. 80ø 26' E., 200 feet;
     With a line 100 feet south of and parallel to the first course mentioned above S. 70ø W., 1000 feet, crossing the center line of the tunnel location at survey station 345 + 03 and at 500 feet, to a point in the south line of the tunnel location;
     With the south line of the Apalachia Tunnel location, a line 250 feet south of and parallel to the center line of the location, N. 80ø 26' W., 200 feet; <br>N. 70 ø E., 500 feet to the point of beginning.
     The land described above as Parcel No.1 contains 2.3 acres, more or less.

     A strip of land 500 feet wide, lying 250 feet on each side of the center line of the Apalachia Tunnel location, being a portion of the right of way for the Apalachia Tunnel, the center line and the end boundaries of the said strip being described as follows:
     Beginning at a point where the center line of the Apalachia Tunnel location crosses a line 50 feet west of and parallel to the left bank of Turtletown Creek at survey station 220 + 38 on the center line of the location, the said strip being bounded on the west end by the line that is 50 feet west of and parallel to the left bank of Turtletown Creek. From the initial point,
     With the center line of the Apalachia Tunnel location by bearings and distances as follows:
     S. 87ø 26' E., 4047 feet to survey station 179 + 90.86 (Coordinates: N. 285,681.48; E. 2,491,737.77 );
     N. 87ø 52' E., 2221 feet to a point where the center line crosses the north line of sec. 30 of the Ocoee District at survey station 157 + 70, the strip terminating and becoming bounded on the east end by the north line of sec. 30, a line which extends on a bearing of S. 66ø 30' E.
     The land described above as Parcel No. 2 contains 71.6 acres, more or less.

     A strip of land 500 feet wide, lying 250 feet on each side of the center line of the Apalachia Tunnel location, being a portion of the right of way for the Apalachia Tunnel, the center line and the end boundaries of the said strip being described as follows:
     Beginning at a point where the center line of the Apalachia Tunnel location crosses the west line of the E1/2 sec. 20 of the Ocoee District at survey station 100 + 99 on the center line of the location, the said strip being bounded on the west by the west line of the E 1/2 sec. 20, a line which extends on a bearing of N. 23ø E.
     From the initial point,
     With the center line of the Apalachia Tunnel location N. 87ø 52' E., 735 feet to a point where the center line crosses a former boundary line between the lands. of the U.S. Forest Service and J. McKinley Cochran, at survey station 93 + 64, the strip terminating and becoming bounded on the north by the said former boundary line, a line having a bearing of S. 64ø E.
     The land described above as Parcel No. 3 contains 8.3 acres, more or less.

     A strip of land 500 feet wide, lying 250 feet on each side of the center line of the Apalachia Tunnel location, being a portion of the right of way for the Apalachia Tunnel, the center line and the end boundaries of the said strip being described as follows:
     Beginning at a point where the center line of the Apalachia Tunnel location crosses the west line of see. 21 of the Ocoee District at survey station 72 + 40 on the center line of the location, the said strip being bounded on the west end by the west line of see. 21, a line which extends on a bearing of N. 24ø E.
     From the initial point,
     With the center line of the Apalachia Tunnel location by bearings and distances as follows,
     S. 79ø 27' E., 2125 feet to survey station 51 + 15.26 (Coordinates: N. 285,544.36; E. 2,504,559.13);
     N. 82ø 13' E., 1849.3 feet to survey station 32 + 65.96;
     N. 66ø 31' E., 251 feet to a point where the center line crosses the north line of sec. 21 of the Ocoee District at survey station 30 + 15, the strip terminating and becoming bounded on the east end by the north line of see. 21, a line which extends on a bearing of S. 67ø 21' E.,
     The land described above as Parcel No. 4 contains 48.5 acres, more or less.
     All of the above described land comprising Parcels 1, 2, 3, and 4 contains a total of 130.7 acres, more or less.

     NOTE: The positions of corners and directions of' lines are referred to the Tennessee Coordinate System.

     Land lying in the Second Civil District of Polk County, State of Tennessee, on both sides of the Apalachia Tunnel location, approximately 1/4 mile east of the Apalachia Powerhouse, the said land being comprised of two separate parcels and being more particularly described as follows:

     Beginning at a metal tablet (Coordinates: N. 289,924; E. 2,467,352) set in a stone in the center line of Smith Creek and in the boundary between the lands of the United States of America (TVA) and the U.S. Forest Service at the most southerly corner of the Apalachia Powerhouse Reservation.
     From the initial point,
     With the southeast line of the Apalachia Powerhouse Reservation N. 25ø 00' E., 1157 feet to a metal marker in the southwest line of the right of way for the Apalachia Tunnel location;
     With the southwest line of the right of way for the Apalachia Tunnel location, a line 250 feet southwest of and parallel to the center line of the tunnel location, by bearings and distances as follows:

S. 68ø 55' E., 1006 feet;
     S. 63ø 46' E., 2838 feet to US-TVA Monument 1-7T in the boundary between the lands of the United States of America (TVA) and the U.S. Forest Service;
     With the boundary line between the lands of the United States of America (TVA) and the U.S. Forest Service by bearings and distances as follows:
     S. 12 ø 30' W., 1079 feet to US-TVA Monument 1-8T;
     N. 80 ø 00' W., 479 feet to US-TVA Monument 1-9T;
     N. 10 ø 00' E. 673 feet to US-TVA Monument 1-10T;
     N. 49 ø 50' W. 605 feet to US-TVA Monument 1-11T;
     N. 65ø 55' E., 347 feet to US-TVA Monument 1-12T;
     N. 65ø 00' W., 2633 feet to US-TVA Monument 1-13T;
     S. 25ø 09' W., 1370 feet to US-TVA Monument 1-14T;
     N. 65ø 00' W., 450 feet, to US-TVA Monument 1-15T;
     N. 25ø 00' E., 312 feet to the point of beginning.
     The land described above as Parcel No. I contains 41.8 acres, more or less.

     Beginning at a point (Coordinates: N. 291,880; E. 2,468,264) in the center line of Big Hopper Creek and in the boundary between the lands of the United States of America (TVA) and the U.S. Forest Service at the most northeasterly corner of the Apalachia Powerhouse Reservation. From the initial point,
     With the boundary line between the lands of the United States of America (TVA) and the U.S. Forest Service S. 57ø 31' E., 3763 feet to US-TVA Monument I-6T in the northeast line of the right of way for the Apalachia Tunnel location;
     With the northeast line of the right of way for the Apalachia Tunnel location a line 250 feet northeast of and parallel to the center line of the tunnel location by bearings and distances as follows:<br>N. 63ø 46' W, 2739 feet;
     N. 68ø 55' W., 994 feet to a metal marker in the southeast line of the Apalachia Powerhouse Reservation;
     With the southeast line of the Apalachia Powerhouse Reservation N. 25ø 00' E., 499 feet, passing US-TVA Monument 1-5T RM at 472 feet, to the point of beginning.
     The land described above as Parcel No. 2 contains 18.6 acres, more or less.
     All of the above described land comprising Parcels 1 and 2 contains a total of 60.4 acres, more or less.

     NOTE: There is excepted from the properties transferred to the said Department mineral rights outstanding in third parties to that portion of the tract carved from tract AR-85 which lies in Section 33, record of which is found in deed book 4, page 120.

     The positions of corners and directions of lines are referred to the Tennessee Coordinate System. The boundary markers designated "US-TVA Monument" are concrete monuments capped by bronze tablets imprinted with the given numbers.

THE WHITE HOUSE,
November 27, 1962.

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