Sassafras (soil)
Midatlantic US soil series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sassafras soil series is one of the oldest in the United States and has great historical significance to modern-day soil science. It was recognized as Maryland's state soil in 1901 and is now identified as a Benchmark (a soil that has large extent in major resource areas) and Hall of Fame soil series, which is a recognition given to a soil series for having a critical role in the evolution of soil science.[1] It has been mapped in over 500,000 acres around Maryland and is also found in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, and Washington DC.[2]