Executive Order 8709—Changing the Name of the Wyoming National Forest to Bridger National Forest

WYOMING

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of June 4, 1897, 30 Stat. 34, 36, and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered that the name of the Wyoming National Forest, as presently defined by Executive Order No. 873 of July 1, 1908, Executive Order No. 3842 of May 14, 1923, and Proclamation No. 1529 of July 10, 1919 (41 Stat. 1761), be, and it is hereby, changed to Bridger National Forest, in honor of Jim Bridger, who was long associated with the early exploration and development of the region in which this forest is located.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
March 10, 1941.