It is ordered that all lands owned or controlled by the United States within the following-described area in Dare County, North Carolina, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart, subject to valid existing rights, for the use of the Department of Agriculture as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.
Executive Order 7864—Establishing Pea Island Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
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