KEY WI«:ST RESERVATION 



For Proleclion ol' T^alive Birds 



FLORIDA 



Embracing all Islands se^re^ated 



by broken line and designated 



Key West neservation 



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 



GENERAL LAND OFFICE 



Fred Dennett, Commissioner 



lerccutive ©r^cr 



It is hereb}- ordered that all keys and islands of the Florida Keys group, 

 between latitude 24° 27' and 24° 40^ north, and longitude 81° 49' and 82° 10' 

 west from Greenwich, as the same are shown upon coast survey chart No. 170, 

 and located within the area segregated by the broken line shown upon the dia- 

 gram hereto attached and made a part of this order, are hereby reserved and set 

 aside for the use of the Department of Agriculture as a preserve and breeding 

 ground for native birds. This reservation is subject to, and is not intended to 

 interfere with, the use of "Marquesas Keys" for life-saving purposes, reserved 

 by Executive Order of March 12, 1884, nor with the use of "Man Key" and 

 "Woman Key," reserved for naval purposes by Executive Order of June 8, 1908; 

 nor is it intended in any manner to vacate such orders. This reservation to be 

 known as Kev West Reservation. 



[No. 92s] THEODORE ROOSEVELT. 



The White House, .\ugust 8, 1908. 



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