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Atlantic coastline at Cape Cod National Seashore  

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In 1959, Massachusetts Senators John F. Kennedy and Leverett Saltonstall introduced the legislation that led to the creation of Cape Cod National Seashore. Two years later, in 1961, then-President John F. Kennedy signed into law Public Law 87-126 which authorized Cape Cod National Seashore.

Last Updated: September 28, 2006 at 13:46 EST