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On the recordMarch 24, 2013
I hereby proclaim the objects identified above that are situated upon lands and interests in lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States to be the San Juan Islands National Monument.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Proclamation 8947—Establishment of the San Juan Islands National Monument

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