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FDR: Subject to valid existing rights, the tract of land described in section 1 of this order is hereby temporarily withdrawn…

On the recordAugust 11, 1938
Subject to valid existing rights, the tract of land described in section 1 of this order is hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry and reserved for use by the State of Arkansas as a site for a forest-fire lookout tower.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 7951—Withdrawal of Public Land for Lookout Station

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