DCHP-3

oak plain

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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a relatively open tract of light, sandy soil supporting only a few oak trees in contrast to heavily wooded surroundings.

Quotations

1799
To the westward . . . are oak plains, where the Indians cultivate corn.
1883
At first it was oak plains, where the soil is sandy, but good for wheat, then pine flats, where we saw some of the handsomest pine trees I had ever seen.