Some of Roosevelt's orders still shape the map. Many national forests, wildlife refuges and national parks trace back to a few paragraphs he signed between 1901 and 1909. Here is each one the Library's research connects to a document, with how the two are linked: the document created it, its land is part of it today, or it was later folded into something larger.
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This list covers what the research behind the stories traces, not every later change to every boundary. Places marked “no longer exists” were merged, renamed or abolished; the document page explains what became of them. Spot a gap? Write to hello@trlibrary.com.