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Judge Harley Langdale of Valdosta, Georgia, along with 900 other men from the Southern turpentine industry established the
American Turpentine Farmers Association (ATFA) in March of 1936. ATFA was formed to represent the interests of gum naval stores
factors, producers, and dealers in the United States "turpentine belt" (Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina,
Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas). Activities of ATFA document the interconnection of land use
and environmental stewardship to the broader issues and policies of modern Georgia's rural development. The American Turpentine
Farmers Association Minute Books provide the administrative record of the organization. The minute books are available online
at http://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/atfa/.Judge Harley Langdale of Valdosta, Georgia, along with 900 other men from the Southern turpentine industry established the
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