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Woodrow Wilson: By virtue of the power and authority vested in and conferred upon me by the laws of the United States in that behalf…

On the recordFebruary 19, 1917
By virtue of the power and authority vested in and conferred upon me by the laws of the United States in that behalf made and provided, it is hereby ordered that the tract of land hereinafter described be and the same is hereby withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, or other disposition, and reserved and set aside for the use of the U. S. Navy Department as a Naval Radio Station, namely:Lots numbered 3 in section numbered 2, in T. 1 S., R. 1 W., containing 38.06 acres in Seward Principal Meridian, Alaska.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order 2533—Naval Radio Stations for Alaska

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