> in the southern U.S. they clear cut nearly everything in the 1800s. There is very little old growth left. Linville Gorge being a notable exception: https://

> in the southern U.S. they clear cut nearly everything in the 1800s. There is very little old growth left. Linville Gorge being a notable exception: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linville_Gorge_Wilderness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linville_Gorge_Wilderness