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The use, possession, and control of the lands hereinafter described be, and they are hereby, transferred from the Department of Agriculture to the Tennessee Valley Authority.

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Executive Order 9390—Transferring the Use, Possession, and Control of Certain Lands in the Nantahala National Forest From...

10/24/1943

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