List of National Memorials of the United States

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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] 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 assistance 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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[edit] National Memorials

Name Photo Location Date Formed[2][3] Area[2] Description
Arkansas Post Battle of Fort Hindman.png Arkansas 01960-07-06July 6, 1960 [4]
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial Arlington House front view.JPG Virginia 01955-01-011955 [5]
Chamizal Chamizal visitor center.JPG Texas 01966-06-30June 30, 1966 [6]
Coronado Coronado-natl-memorial.jpg Arizona 01952-07-09July 9, 1952 [7]
De Soto Hernando de Soto 1881.jpg Florida 01948-03-11March 11, 1948 [8]
Federal Hall Federal Hall front.jpg New York 01955-08-11August 11, 1955 [9]
Flight 93 United93CrashSite May06.jpg Pennsylvania 02011-09-10September 10, 2011 [10]
Fort Caroline Fort Caroline moat FOCA1566.jpg Florida 02012-01-01 [11]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Franklin Roosevelt Memorial waterfall.jpg District of Columbia 01997-05-02May 2, 1997 [12]
General Grant Grant's Tomb MAM 2010 (2).JPG New York 02012-01-01 [13]
George Mason Memorial Side Trip - Washington DC 136.JPG District of Columbia 02002-04-09April 9, 2002 [14]
Hamilton Grange Hamilton Grange late 2010 morn jeh.jpg New York 02012-01-01 [15]
Jefferson National Expansion St Louis Gateway Arch.jpg Missouri 02012-01-01 [16]
Johnstown Flood Johnstown Main Street 1889 flood.jpg Pennsylvania 02012-01-01 [17]
Korean War Veterans Memorial Korean veterans memorial full 20041011 103249 1.3008x2000.jpg District of Columbia 02012-01-01 [18]
Lincoln Boyhood Lincoln-Boyhood-NMem-memorial.jpg Indiana 02012-01-01 [19]
Lincoln Memorial Aerial view of Lincoln Memorial - east side EDIT.jpeg District of Columbia 02012-01-01 [20]
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac LBJ Memorial Grove Monolith.JPG District of Columbia 02012-01-01 [21]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Stone of Hope Offset View at Dusk.jpg.jpg District of Columbia 02012-01-01 [22]
Mount Rushmore Dean Franklin - 06.04.03 Mount Rushmore Monument (by-sa)-3 new.jpg South Dakota 02012-01-01 [23]
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial .JPG Ohio 02012-01-01 [24]
Port Chicago Naval Magazine Port-Chicago-memorial.jpg California 02012-01-01 [25]
Roger Williams Roger-williams-national-memorial-1.jpg Rhode Island 02012-01-01 [26]
Thaddeus Kosciuszko WTP C18 AMP 1.jpg Pennsylvania 02012-01-01 [27]
Theodore Roosevelt Island Theodore Roosevelt Statue by Paul Manship.jpg District of Columbia 02012-01-01 [28]
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Jefferson Memorial Factbook.jpg District of Columbia 02012-01-01 [29]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Vietnam memorial 02.JPG District of Columbia 02012-01-01 [30]
Washington Monument WashMonument WhiteHouse.jpg District of Columbia 02012-01-01 [31]
World War II Memorial Aerial view of National World War II Memorial.jpg District of Columbia 02012-01-01 [32]
Wright Brothers WBNM03.JPG North Carolina 02012-01-01 [33]

[edit] Affiliated areas

Name Photo Location Date Formed[2][34] Area[2] Description
American Memorial Park American Memorial Park2.JPG Northern Mariana Islands 02012-01-01 [35]
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin National Memorial.jpg Pennsylvania 02012-01-01 [36]
Father Marquette Father marquette preaching.jpg Michigan 02012-01-01 [37]
Oklahoma City Oklahoma City National Memorial viewed from the south showing the memorial chairs, Gate of Time, Reflecting Pool, and Survivor Tree.jpg Oklahoma 02012-01-01 [38]
Red Hill Patrick Henry Red Hill Charlotte County Virginia 1907.jpg Virginia 02012-01-01 [39]

[edit] See also

[edit] 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. 
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