If dragons ruled the wilderness land, serpents ruled the deep water.
Their celebration of the discovery, exploration and settlement of wilderness land supported Wadsworth's own vision of the country's potential.
In any event, much of the wilderness land is mountainous rather than timber-bearing.
Though the majority of Connecticut's wilderness lands were purchased in the 1920's, most landscaping took place during the Depression.
Over the last 15 years the city has approved almost $100 million to acquire wilderness land, with more funds to come from the Federal Government and other sources.
John Pynchon was commissioned to buy wilderness land for their new community.
Never again a time with such opportunity as from the train that plodded across the flat wilderness lands on the way to the East.
The federal government set aside huge tracts of wilderness land.
There is often no clear demarcation between state, private, and wilderness lands in the park.
Watt pushed to open up potential federal wilderness lands to developers.