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October 14, 1907: Roosevelt Creates Three Arch Rocks National Refuge

October 14, 2011 by Dave Leave a Comment

Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge and WildernessOn October 14, 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the Three Arch Rocks National Refuge. Only the third U.S. sanctuary, the three monolithic sea stacks, and six smaller rocks, a half mile offshore of Oceanside, Oregon were the first wildlife refuge west of the Mississippi.

Three Arch Rocks photo by Heather! Taken May, 2011 during a Cape Lookout camping trip.

Filed Under: History, Nature, Oregon Coast, This Day in History

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