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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Wfm area51 map en.png|thumb|250px|A map that details the [[Federal lands|federal land]] in southern Nevada, showing the site]] | [[File:Wfm area51 map en.png|thumb|250px|A map that details the [[Federal lands|federal land]] in southern Nevada, showing the site]] | ||
The site was established as a {{convert|680|sqmi|adj=on}} area by President | The site was established as a {{convert|680|sqmi|adj=on}} area by President Harry S. Truman on December 18, 1950, within the [[Nevada Test and Training Range|Nellis Air Force Gunnery and Bombing Range]]. | ||
===1951–1992=== | ===1951–1992=== | ||