Eastern Wilderness Areas Act
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eastern-wilderness-areas-act-168-6958940
title:
Eastern Wilderness Areas Act
text:
The Eastern Wilderness Areas Act was signed into law by President Gerald Ford on January 3, 1975. The Act designated 16 new wilderness areas in the Eastern United States, including 207,000 acres (84,000 ha) of wilderness on national lands in 13 states. Although it was originally untitled, the bill signed by Ford has come to be known as the Eastern Wilderness Areas Act. The Act built upon the Wilderness Act, which was written by Howard Zahniser of The Wilderness Society and signed into law by Pre
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description:
1975 US federal law
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Wilderness_Areas_Act
date created:
2010-06-16T14:23:20Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T21:12:25Z
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