List of National Memorials of the United States

National Memorial is a designation in the United States for a protected area that memorializes a historic person or event.[1] National memorials are authorized by the United States Congress. The memorial need not be located on a site directly related to the subject[1] and many, such as the Lincoln Memorial, do not have the word "national" in their titles.

There are 29 national memorials that are owned and administered by the National Park Service as official units. Five more are administered by other organizations but receive assistence from the NPS and are considered affiliated areas of the National Park Service. The earliest and perhaps most recognizable National Memorial is the uniquely designated Washington Monument, which was completed in 1884 and transferred to the NPS in 1933. The most recently created national memorial is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, dedicated in 2011. National memorials are located in fourteen states and the District of Columbia. Washington, DC, has the most, with ten, followed by Pennsylvania and New York, each with three. The affiliated areas are in a further three states and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Nine national memorials commemorate US presidents, four commemorate wars, and seven commemorate other historic figures. As with all historic areas within the National Park System, national memorials are automatically listed on the National Register of Historic Places; however, some memorials that are affiliated areas are not listed on the Register.

Occasionally, a private organization will erect a memorial and use the word "national" in the name, without Congressional authorization. While these are intended to be national in scope, they are not "National Memorials", in the sense that they have the recognition of the American people, through its government. One example is the George Washington Masonic National Memorial.

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National Memorials

Name Photo Location Date Formed[2][3] Area[2] Description
Arkansas Post Arkansas 01960-07-06July 6, 1960 [4]
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial Virginia 01955 1955 [5]
Chamizal Texas 01966-06-30June 30, 1966 [6]
Coronado Arizona 01952-07-09July 9, 1952 [7]
De Soto Florida 01948-03-11March 11, 1948 [8]
Federal Hall New York 01955-08-11August 11, 1955 [9]
Flight 93 Pennsylvania 02011-09-10September 10, 2011 [10]
Fort Caroline Florida 02012 [11]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial District of Columbia 01997-05-02May 2, 1997 [12]
General Grant New York 02012 [13]
George Mason Memorial National Mall, Washington, D.C. 02002-04-09April 9, 2002 [14]
Hamilton Grange New York 02012 [15]
Jefferson National Expansion Missouri 02012 [16]
Johnstown Flood Pennsylvania 02012 [17]
Korean War Veterans Memorial District of Columbia 02012 [18]
Lincoln Boyhood Indiana 02012 [19]
Lincoln Memorial District of Columbia 02012 [20]
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac District of Columbia 02012 [21]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial District of Columbia 02012 [22]
Mount Rushmore South Dakota 02012 [23]
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial Ohio 02012 [24]
Port Chicago Naval Magazine California 02012 [25]
Roger Williams Rhode Island 02012 [26]
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Pennsylvania 02012 [27]
Theodore Roosevelt Island District of Columbia 02012 [28]
Thomas Jefferson Memorial District of Columbia 02012 [29]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial District of Columbia 02012 [30]
Washington Monument District of Columbia 02012 [31]
World War II Memorial District of Columbia 02012 [32]
Wright Brothers North Carolina 02012 [33]

Affiliated areas

Name Photo Location Date Formed[2][34] Area[2] Description
American Memorial Park Northern Mariana Islands 02012 [35]
Benjamin Franklin Pennsylvania 02012 [36]
Father Marquette Michigan 02012 [37]
Oklahoma City Oklahoma 02012 [38]
Red Hill Patrick Henry Virginia 02012 [39]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Designation of National Park System Units, National Park Service, last updated March 28, 2000
  2. ^ a b c d (PDF) The National Parks: Index 2005–2007. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service. ISBN 9780912627755. http://www.nps.gov/pub_aff/refdesk/index2005_07.pdf. Retrieved 19 March 2010. 
  3. ^ "National Park System Areas Listed in Chronological Order of Date Authorized under DOI" (PDF). National Park Service. 27 June 2005. http://home.nps.gov/applications/budget2/documents/chronop.pdf. Retrieved 3 February 2011. 
  4. ^ "Arkansas Post National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/arpo/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  5. ^ "Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/arho/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  6. ^ "Chamizal National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/cham/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  7. ^ "Coronado National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/coro/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  8. ^ "De Soto National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/deso/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  9. ^ "Federal Hall National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/feha/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  10. ^ "Flight 93 National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/flni/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  11. ^ "Fort Caroline National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/foco/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  12. ^ "Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/frde/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  13. ^ "General Grant National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/gegr/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  14. ^ George Mason Memorial, NPS
  15. ^ "Hamilton Grange National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/hagr/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  16. ^ "Jefferson National Expansion Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/jeff/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  17. ^ "Johnstown Flood National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/jofl/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  18. ^ "Korean War Veterans Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/kowa/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  19. ^ "Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/libo/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  20. ^ "Lincoln Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/linc/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  21. ^ "Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/lyba/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  22. ^ "Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/mlkm/. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  23. ^ "Mount Rushmore National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/moru/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  24. ^ "Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/pevi/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  25. ^ "Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/poch/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  26. ^ "Roger Williams National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/rowi/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  27. ^ "Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/thko/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  28. ^ "Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/this/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  29. ^ "Thomas Jefferson Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/thje/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  30. ^ "Vietnam Veterans Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/vive/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  31. ^ "Washington Monument". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/wash/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  32. ^ "World War II National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/nwwm/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  33. ^ "Wright Brothers National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/wrbr/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  34. ^ "National Park System Areas Listed in Chronological Order of Date Authorized under DOI" (PDF). National Park Service. 27 June 2005. http://home.nps.gov/applications/budget2/documents/chronop.pdf. Retrieved 18 January 2010. 
  35. ^ "American Memorial Park". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/amme/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  36. ^ "Benjamin Franklin National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/inde/benjamin-franklin-national-memorial.htm. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  37. ^ "Father Marquette National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/fama/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  38. ^ "Oklahoma City National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/okci/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
  39. ^ "Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial". National Park Service.