Cross Timbers
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The Cross Timbers is a savanna on the southern Great Plains running from southeastern Kansas, across central Oklahoma, into central Texas. It lies at eastern edge of the great prairies. The Cross Timbers is dominated by post oak and blackjack interspersed with patches of open prairie—both tall and short grass. The thick growth formed an almost impenetrable barrier for early American explorers and travelers. Washington Irving described it as "like struggling through forests of cast iron."
External links
- [The Ancient Cross Timbers Consortium]
- [Map of Cross Timbers]
- [Cross Timbers Historic Images Project–Texas]
- [The Cross Timbers Resource Book–Oklahoma] (link to pdf file)
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