It is ordered that the following-described public land in California be, and it is hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry for use by the Department of Agriculture as a fire-lookout site.
Executive Order 6607—Withdrawal of Public Land for Forest Fire Lookout Site, California
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