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Well over a hundred national monuments across the United States have been established national monuments by many different presidents. Each monument is numbered according to the sequence in which it was established since 1906. Click on a number and learn about the national monument and its history.

Sitka

Alaska

Action Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established 03/23/1910 W. Taft 57
Resurveyed & Enlarged 02/25/1952 H. Truman 54.334
Redesignated NHP 10/18/1972 92d Congress  
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Old Kasaan

Alaska

Action Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established 10/25/1916 W. Wilson 43
Transferred to Forest Service 07/26/1955 84th Congress  
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Katmai

Alaska

Action Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established 09/24/1918 W. Wilson 1,088,000
Restrictions Modified. 06/15/1936 F. Roosevelt n/a
Enlarged 08/04/1942 F. Roosevelt  
Enlarged 01/20/1969 L. Johnson 94,547
Enlarged 12/01/1978 J. Carter 1,370,000
Redesignated NP&P 12/02/1980 96th Congress  
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Glacier Bay

Alaska

Action Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established 02/26/1925 C. Coolidge 1,379,315.58
Enlarged 04/18/1939 F. Roosevelt 904,960
Diminished 03/31/1955 D. Eisenhower 4,193 (water)
Diminished     24,925
Enlarged 12/01/1978 J. Carter 550,000
Redesignated NP&P 12/02/1980 96th Congress  
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Admiralty Island

Alaska

Action Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established, incorporated into Tongass NF 12/01/1978 J. Carter 1,100,000
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Aniakchak

Alaska

State Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established 12/01/1978 J. Carter 350,000
Partially Redesignated Preserve 12/02/1980 96th Congress  
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Becharof

Alaska

Action Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established 12/01/1978 J. Carter 1,200,000
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Bering Land Bridge

Alaska

Action Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established 12/01/1978 J. Carter 2,590,000
Redesignated National Preserve 12/02/1980 96th Congress  
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Cape Krusenstern

Alaska

Action Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established 12/01/1978 J. Carter 560,000
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Denali

Alaska

Action Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established 12/01/1978 J. Carter 3,890,000
Redesignated NP 12/02/1980 96th Congress  
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Gates of the Arctic

Alaska

Action Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established 12/01/1978 J. Carter 8,220,000
Redesignated &P 12/02/1980 96th Congress  
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Kenai Fjords

Alaska

Action Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established 12/01/1978 J. Carter 570,000
Redesignated MP 12/02/1980 96th Congress  
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Kobuk Valley

Alaska

Action Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established 12/01/1978 J. Carter 1,710,000
Redesignated NP 12/02/1980 96th Congress  
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Lake Clark

Alaska

Action Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established 12/01/1978 J. Carter 2,500,000
Redesignated NP&P 12/02/1980 96th Congress  
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Misty Fjords

Alaska

Action Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established 12/01/1978 J. Carter 2,285,000
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Noatak

Alaska

Action Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established 12/01/1978 J. Carter 5,880,000
Redesignated Preserve 12/02/1980 96th Congress  
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Wrangell-St. Elias

Alaska

Action Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established 12/01/1978 J. Carter 10,950,000
Redesignated NP&P 12/02/1980 96th Congress  
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Yukon Charley

Alaska

Action Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established 12/01/1978 J. Carter 1,720,000
Redesignated Preserve 12/02/1980 96th Congress  
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Yukon Flats

Alaska

Action Date President/ Congress Acres Affected
Established 12/01/1978 J. Carter 10,600,000
Redesignated NWR 12/02/1980 96th Congress  
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