Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

it is ordered that the following-described lands and accretions thereto, comprising approximately 5,000 acres in Pacific County, Washington, acquired or to be acquired by the United States, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart

Context

Executive Order 7721—Enlarging Willapa Harbor Migratory Bird Refuge

10/07/1937

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