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We're driving down a gravel road in western Scott County on a sunny Friday. I'm not sure where we're headed. In fact, I'm not sure my driver (federal Judge Billy Roy Wilson, a Scott County native) is sure. Few places in Arkansas are more rural than Scott County, established in 1833 when Arkansas was still a territory.
The only sound is the wind rustling the tall pine trees as Judge Billy Roy Wilson and I walk through what's left of Forester, a once-bustling sawmill town in Scott County owned by Caddo River Lumber Co. Forester was founded by Thomas Whitaker Rosborough in 1930.
State parks in Arkansas, which have seen increased visitation throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, expect to see even more traffic as temperatures drop and