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On the recordOctober 29, 1934
It is ordered that the tract of public land on Kodiak Island, Alaska, be temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry for use by the Smithsonian Institution in the prosecution of archaeological investigations.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 6890—Withdrawal of Public Land as Archaeological Investigation Site

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