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Executive Order 8642

Modification of Executive Order No. 8442 of June 12, 1940, Reserving Certain Public Lands for Town-site Purposes; Alaska

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 21, 1941.

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 31). Executive Order 8642: Modification of Executive Order No. 8442 of June 12, 1940, Reserving Certain Public Lands for Town-site Purposes; Alaska [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8642

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8642: Modification of Executive Order No. 8442 of June 12, 1940, Reserving Certain Public Lands for Town-site Purposes; Alaska." Last modified October 31, 2026. Accessed October 31, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8642.

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@misc{votefiles_eo_8642,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8642: Modification of Executive Order No. 8442 of June 12, 1940, Reserving Certain Public Lands for Town-site Purposes; Alaska}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8642}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8642; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1941.html; last checked October 31, 2026; accessed October 31, 2026}
}
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Amends EO 8442, June 12, 1940

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