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Article: Office of the Press Secretary -- Boundary enlargement of the craters of the moon national monument; By the President of the United States of America a proclamation.
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- November 14, 2000
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M2 PRESSWIRE-14 November 2000-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- Boundary enlargement of the craters of the moon national monument; By the President of the United States of America a proclamation (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The Craters of the Moon National Monument was established on May 2, 1924 (Presidential Proclamation 1694), for the purpose of protecting the unusual landscape of the Craters of the Moon lava field. This "lunar" landscape was thought to resemble that of the Moon and was described in the Proclamation as "weird and scenic landscape peculiar to itself." The unusual scientific value of the expanded ...