Mount Ida, 1940 Six members of the Montgomery County seat high school basketball team pose on the steps of their school. The well-dressed man was likely their coach. The town is located near the center of the Ozark National Forest. Originally known as the Arkansas National Forest, It was created by executive order of President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907 and is the south oldest and largest national forest. Send questions or comments to Arkansas Postcard Past, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, Ark. 72203.