Executive Order 923

It is hereby ordered that all keys and islands of the Florida Keys group, between latitude 24° 27′ and 24° 40′ north, and longitude 81° 49′ and 82° 10′ west from Greenwich, as the same are shown upon coast survey chart No. 170, and located within the area segregated by the broken line shown upon the diagram hereto attached and made a part of this order, are hereby reserved and set aside for the use of the Department of Agriculture as a preserve and breeding ground for native birds. This reservation is subject to, and is not intended to interfere with, the use of "Marquesas Keys" for life-saving purposes, reserved by Executive Order of March 12, 1884, nor with the use of "Man Key" and "Woman Key," reserved for naval purposes by Executive Order of June 8, 1908; nor is it intended in any manner to vacate such orders. This reservation to be known as Key West Reservation.

Theodore Roosevelt.

The White House,

August 8, 1908.