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On the recordFebruary 20, 1917
It is hereby ordered that all of the lands of the United States hereinafter described be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for the use of the Navy Department of the United States as a distant control receiving station, to be used in conjunction with naval radio station at Mile 31 1/2, near Cordova, Alaska
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order 2537—Naval Radio Stations for Alaska

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