Modifying the Exterior Boundaries of Certain National Forests in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and South Carolina

Signed by Dwight David Eisenhower on November 27, 1959.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10850: Modifying the Exterior Boundaries of Certain National Forests in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and South Carolina}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10850}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10850; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1959.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
}

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Modifies Proclamation of December 18, 1907; Proclamation of November 24, 1908; Proclamation of April 17, 1911; Proclamation of January 15, 1918; Proclamation of October 17, 1927; Proclamation 1349, October 17, 1916; Proclamation 2169, May 13, 1936; Proclamation 2173, June 3, 1936; Proclamation 2174, June 17, 1936; Proclamation 2178, June 19, 1936; Proclamation 2187, July 10, 1936; Proclamation 2188, July 13, 1936; Proclamation 2189, July 17, 1936; Proclamation 2190, July 17, 1936; Proclamation 2285, May 11, 1938; Proclamation 2289, June 21, 1938; Proclamation 2293, July 16, 1938; EO 3820, April 9, 1923; EO 4436, April 29, 1926; EO 5814, March 1, 1932; EO 7443,

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