Question: Holmes Educational State Forest is a 235 acre state forest is in a mountain range located in the eastern United States, starting at its southernmost portion in Georgia, then ending northward in what state? 

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Bartram Educational Forest: Bartram Educational Forest (also known as Bartram State Forest) is an educational program component of the Baldwin Forest, a 2113 acre state forest in Baldwin County, Georgia, United States.  The forest was named in honor of naturalists John Bartram (1699-1777) and his son William Bartram (1739-1823).

Greenbrier State Forest: Greenbrier State Forest is a 5133 acre state forest between Lewisburg and White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.  Greenbrier State Forest is located on Harts Run, a tributary of Howard Creek, and contains historic Kate's Mountain (3,330 feet/1,015 m).

Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest: Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest (TCESF) is a 890 acre North Carolina State Forest in Elizabethtown, North Carolina.  It is the only educational state forest located in North Carolina's coastal plain.  Jones Lake State Park is adjacent to the forest, and both are surrounded by Bladen Lakes State Forest.  The forest's primary purpose is public education of forestry practices.

Jordan Lake Educational State Forest: Jordan Lake Educational State Forest (JLESF) is a 900 acre North Carolina State Forest near Apex, North Carolina.  It is located beside the over 46,768 acre (186 km²) Jordan Lake.

Blue Ridge Mountains: The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range.  This province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap.  The mountain range is located in the eastern United States, starting at its southernmost portion in Georgia, then ending northward in Pennsylvania.  To the west of the Blue Ridge, between it and the bulk of the Appalachians, lies the Great Appalachian Valley, bordered on the west by the Ridge and Valley province of the Appalachian range.

Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest: Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest (RMESF) is a 3,316 acre North Carolina State Forest in Purlear, North Carolina.

Holmes Educational State Forest: Holmes Educational State Forest (HESF) is a 235 acre state forest, located in Henderson County, North Carolina.  It is near the much larger DuPont State Recreational Forest, which is responsible for its management.  The forest is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and it has rugged terrain with a mixture of hardwood forest, rhododendron, and flame azalea.

Beltrami Island State Forest: The Beltrami Island State Forest is a state forest located in Lake of the Woods, Roseau, and Beltrami counties, Minnesota.  Named after Italian explorer Giacomo Beltrami, it is the second-largest state forest in the Minnesota system after Pine Island State Forest.  The largest wildlife management area in the state at 321149 acre , the Red Lake Wildlife Management Area, is located within the forest.  The majority of the forest is managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, although a significant portion are tribal lands belonging to the neighboring Red Lake Band of Ojibwe.

Clemmons Educational State Forest: Clemmons Educational State Forest (CESF) is a 825 acre North Carolina State Forest in Clayton.  It is North Carolina's first educational state forest, and it is operated by the North Carolina Forest Service.  The site features self-guided nature trails with audio exhibit stations, the Forestry Exhibit Center with interactive exhibits about the ecology of forests, soil, water, wildlife and the state's cultural history.

Deep Creek State Forest: Deep Creek State Forest (DCSF) is a 380-acre state forest 11 miles north of St. Augustine, Florida in St. Johns County, Florida.  Deep Creek State Forest is located on both sides of Deep Creek, for which it is named.  The state forest is west of the Guana River Wildlife Management Area across the Intracoastal Waterway (Tolomato River).

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Answer: Pennsylvania