List of National Memorials of the United States

Jefferson Memorial

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial

National memorial is a designation in the United States for a protected area that memorializes a historic person or event.^[1] 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 30 national memorials owned and administered by the National Park Service as official units. Five more are administered by other organizations but receive assistance from and are considered affiliated areas of the NPS. The earliest and perhaps most recognizable is the uniquely designated Washington Monument, which was completed in 1884 and transferred to the NPS in 1933. The most recent is the World War I Memorial, designated in 2014. National memorials are in 14 states and the District of Columbia. Washington, D.C., has the most, 11, 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 U.S. presidents, six commemorate other historic figures, and five commemorate wars. 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. One example is the George Washington Masonic National Memorial.

National memorials

Name	Photo	Location	Date Formed[2][3]	Area [4]	Description
Arkansas Post		Arkansas	000000001960-07-06-0000July 6, 1960	7006306553420853222♠757.51 acres (3.0655 km2)	[5]
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial		Virginia	000000001955-01-01-00001955	7005113635728340991♠28.08 acres (0.1136 km2)	[6]
Chamizal		Texas	000000001966-06-30-0000June 30, 1966	7005222172417589760♠54.90 acres (0.2222 km2)	[7]
Coronado		Arizona	000000001952-07-09-0000July 9, 1952	7007195472068286049♠4,830.22 acres (19.5472 km2)	[8]
De Soto		Florida	000000001948-03-11-0000March 11, 1948	7005121405692672000♠30 acres (0.12 km2)	[9]
Federal Hall		New York	000000001955-08-11-0000August 11, 1955	7003182108539008000♠0.45 acres (0.0018 km2)	[10]
Flight 93		Pennsylvania	000000002011-09-10-0000September 10, 2011	7006938854502571110♠2,319.96 acres (9.3885 km2)	[11]
Fort Caroline		Florida	000000001953-01-01-00001953	7005560044460295936♠138.39 acres (0.5600 km2)	[12]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial		District of Columbia	000000001997-05-02-0000May 2, 1997	7004329414112783360♠8.14 acres (0.0329 km2)	[13]
General Grant		New York	000000001897-04-27-0000April 27, 1897	7003307561088102400♠.76 acres (0.0031 km2)	[14]
Hamilton Grange		New York	000000001962-04-27-0000April 27, 1962	7003420873067929600♠1.04 acres (0.0042 km2)	[15]
Jefferson National Expansion		Missouri	000000001935-12-21-0000December 21, 1935	7005780355323931392♠192.83 acres (0.7804 km2)	[16]
Johnstown Flood		Pennsylvania	000000001964-08-31-0000August 31, 1964	7005719369197645823♠177.76 acres (0.7194 km2)	[17]
Korean War Veterans Memorial		District of Columbia	000000001995-07-27-0000July 27, 1995	7003631309601894400♠1.56 acres (0.0063 km2)	[18]
Lincoln Boyhood		Indiana	000000001960-01-01-00001960	7005807954884732160♠199.65 acres (0.8080 km2)	[19]
Lincoln Memorial		District of Columbia	000000001922-05-30-0000May 30, 1922	7004295015833192960♠7.29 acres (0.0295 km2)	[20]
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac		District of Columbia	000000001974-09-27-0000September 27, 1974	7004687965591808000♠17 acres (0.069 km2)	[21]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial		District of Columbia	000000002011-08-22-0000August 22, 2011	7004110883865973760♠2.74 acres (0.0111 km2)	[22]
Mount Rushmore		South Dakota	000000001941-10-01-0000October 1941	7006517370359321728♠1,278.45 acres (5.1737 km2)	[23]
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial		Ohio	000000001931-07-31-0000July 31, 1931	7005102709216000512♠25.38 acres (0.1027 km2)	[24]
Port Chicago Naval Magazine		California	000000001994-01-01-00001994	7004202342821120000♠5.00 acres (0.0202 km2)	[25]
Roger Williams		Rhode Island	000000001965-10-22-0000October 22, 1965	7004184536652861439♠4.56 acres (0.0185 km2)	[26]
Thaddeus Kosciuszko		Pennsylvania	000000001972-10-21-0000October 21, 1972	7001809371284480000♠.02 acres (8.1×10−5 km2)	[27]
Theodore Roosevelt Island		District of Columbia	000000001967-10-27-0000October 27, 1967	7005358146793382400♠88.5 acres (0.358 km2)	[28]
Thomas Jefferson Memorial		District of Columbia	000000001943-04-13-0000April 13, 1943	7004743002839152639♠18.36 acres (0.0743 km2)	[29]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial		District of Columbia	000000001982-11-13-0000November 13, 1982	7003882214700083200♠2.18 acres (0.0088 km2)	[30]
Washington Monument		District of Columbia	000000001885-02-21-0000February 21, 1885	7005429007249338624♠106.01 acres (0.4290 km2)	[31]
World War I Memorial		District of Columbia	000000002014-12-19-0000December 19, 2014	7003712246730342400♠1.76 acres (0.0071 km2)	[32]
World War II Memorial		District of Columbia	000000002004-05-29-0000May 29, 2004	7004333865654848000♠8.25 acres (0.0334 km2)	[33]
Wright Brothers		North Carolina	000000001927-03-02-0000March 2, 1927	7006173383516561305♠428.44 acres (1.7338 km2)	[34]

Affiliated areas

Name	Photo	Location	Date Formed[2][35]	Area[2]	Description
American Memorial Park		Northern Mariana Islands	999999999999-99-99-0000		[36]
Benjamin Franklin		Pennsylvania	000000001972-10-25-0000October 25, 1972	>0.00 acre	[37]
Father Marquette		Michigan	999999999999-99-99-0000		[38]
Oklahoma City		Oklahoma	000000001997-10-09-0000October 9, 1997		[39]
Red Hill Patrick Henry		Virginia	999999999999-99-99-0000		[40]

See also

• List of areas in the United States National Park System
• Presidential memorials in the United States
• U.S. National Monument

References