in·hold·ing | \ ˈin-ˌhōl-diŋ 
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\Definition of inholding
: privately owned land inside the boundary of a national park
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Recent Examples on the Web The private inholding surrounded by public land had been a top priority for the Forest Service for several years and at one point had been offered for subdivisions.
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From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, "Voting lines, positive pastors, caterer quarantine: News from around our 50 states," 7 Oct. 2020 The historic private inholding sits in a high alpine bowl above Independence Mine.
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Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, "There’s plenty of fuel, food and beer. But people trapped by Hatcher Pass avalanche are getting antsy.," 20 Mar. 2018 The nearly 5-acre Sheldon property sits on an inholding within the Denali National Park, according to Tucker Carlson, a National Park Service ranger who works at the Talkeetna visitor center.
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Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, "A pilot’s love for the mountains built a house on Denali. Now it’s at the center of a family dispute.," 17 Feb. 2018
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The first known use of inholding was in 1947
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