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Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.
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Theodore Roosevelt
President of the United States from 1901 to 1909
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Antiquities Act
1906 U.S. law allowing the president to create national monuments from federal lands
The Antiquities Act of 1906 is an act that was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt on June 8, 1906. This law gives the president of the United States the authority to, by presidential proclamation, create national monuments from federal…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Public land
Land owned by a national, subnational, or local government
In all modern states, a portion of land is held by central or local governments. This is called public land, state land, or Crown land. The system of tenure of public land, and the terminology used, varies between countries. The following examples illustrate some of the range.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)