National Park Service: Recreational Use of Land in the United States (Appendix 10)

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Preface
Letter

SECTION I

Orientation
Summary

SECTION II

History
Needs
Geography
Historic Sites
Competitors
Economic Aspects

SECTION III

Federal Lands
State and Interstate
Local

SECTION IV

Division of Responsibility
Local
State
Federal
Circulation

SECTION V

Educational Opportunities

Recreational Use of Land in the United States

APPENDIX X
TABULATIONS

TABLE No. 1.—*National parks*
[Number 26; total area, 13,618.72 square miles or 8,741,580.49 acres]
Name	Location	Established	Statute	Area (square miles)	Area (acres)	Total alien lands (acres)	Special chartacteristics
Abraham Lincoln (1916)	Kentucky	July 17, 1916	38 Stat. 385	0.17	110.00	---	Log cabin where Lincoln was horn.
Acadia (1919) ¹	Maine coast	Feb. 26, 1919 ²	40 Stat. 1178	21.81	13,956.49	---	Mountains on Mount Desert Island and point opposite.
		Jan. 19, 1929 ³	45 Stat. 1083	---	---	---
		May 23, 1930	Pub. 248, 71st Cong	---	---	---
Bryce Canyon (1928) ¹	Southwestern Utah	June 7, 1924 ⁴	43 Stat. 593	55.06	35,240.08	---	Box canyon with eroded pinnacles.
		Feb. 25, 1928 ³	45 Stat. 147	---	---	---
		May 12, 1928	45 Stat. 502	---	---	---
		June 13, 1930 ³	Pub. 352, 71st Cong	---	---	---
		Jan. 5, 1931 ³	Proc. 1930	---	---	---
		Feb. 17, 1931 ³	Pub. 675, 71st Cong	---	---	---
		May 4, 1931 ³	Proc. 1952	---	---	---
Carlsbad Caverns (1930)	Southeastern New Mexico	May 14, 1930 ⁵	Pub. 216, 71st Cong	15.56	9,959.16	1,401.32	Stupendous caverns with limestone formations.
Carlsbad Caverns (1930)	Southeastern New Mexico	Feb. 21. 1933 ³	Proc. 2001	---	---	---	Stupendous caverns with limestone formations.
Crater Lake (1902) ¹	Southwestern Oregon	May 22. 1902	32 Stat. 302	250.52	160,333.00	1,946.27	Lake in crater of extinct volcano.
Crater Lake (1902) ¹	Southwestern Oregon	May 14, 1932	Pub. 138, 72d Cong	---	---	---	Lake in crater of extinct volcano.
Fort McHenry (1925)	Maryland	Mar. 3, 1925	43 Stat. 1109	.07	47.00	---	Birthplace of Star-Spangled Banner.
General Grant (1890) ¹	Middle eastern California	Oct. 1, 1890	26 Stat. 650	3.96	2,536.00	131.00	Grove of big trees.
Glacier (1910) ¹	Northwestern Montana	May 11, 1910	36 Stat. 354	1533.88	981,681.00	16,025.74	Glacier-fed lakes, glaciers, precipices of the Selkirk Range.
Grand Canyon (1919) ¹	North central Arizona	Feb. 26, 1919 ⁶	40 Stat. 1175	1,009.08	645,808.79	6,130.38	Greatest eroded canyon.
		Feb. 25, 1927 ³	44 Stat. 1238	---	---	---
		Mar. 7 1928 ³	45 Stat. 200-234	---	---	---
Grand Teton (1929) ¹	Northwestern Wyoming	Feb. 26, 1929	45 Stat. 1314	150.00	96,000.00	1,294.50	Teton Mountains ad moraine lakes.
Great Smoky Mountains (1930)	North Carolina and Tennessee	May 22, 1926	44 Stat. 616	615.76	394,088.35	---	To be developed. Area of Southern Appalachians.
Hawaii (1916) ¹	Hawaii	Aug. 1, 1816	39 Stat. 432	245.00	156,800.00	22.00	Living lava craters.
		May 1, 1922 ³	42 Stat. 503	---	---	---
		Feb. 12, 1827 ³	45 Stat. 424	---	---	---
		Apr. 11, 1828 ³	44 Stat. 1087	---	---	---
Hot Springs (1921) ¹	Middle Arkansas	Mar. 4, 1921 ⁷	41 Stat. 1407	1.58	1,008.99	---	Medicinal springs.
Lassen Volcanic (1916) ¹	Northern California	Aug. 9. 1916 ⁷	39 Stat. 442	163.32	104,526.61	2,906.40	Active volcanoes, hot springs,mud geysers.
		Apr. 26, 1928 ³	45 Stat. 466	---	---	---
		May 21, 1928	45 Stat. 644	---	---	---
		Jan. 19, 1929 ³	45 Stat. 1081	---	---	---
		Apr. 19, 1930 ³	Pub. 148, 71st Cong	---	---	---
		July 3, 1930 ³	Pub. 507, 71st Cong	---	---	---
Mammoth Cave	Kentucky	May 22, 1936	---	37.40	23,936.30	---	Limestone caverns.
Mesa Verde (1906) ¹	Southwestern Colorado	June 29, 1906	34 Stat. 616	80.21	51,333.62	790.00	Prehistoric cliff dwellings.
		June 30, 1913 ²	38 Stat. 82, 83, 84	---	---	---
		May 27, 1932 ³	Proc. 1998	---	---	---
Mount McKinley (1817) ¹	South central Alaska	Feb. 26, 1937	39 Stat. 938	3,030.46	1,939,493.00	468.72	Large game herds and highest mountain in North America.
Mount McKinley (1817) ¹	South central Alaska	Jan. 30, 1922 ³	42 Stat. 359	---	---	---	Large game herds and highest mountain in North America.
Mount Rainier (1889) ¹	West central Washington	Mar. 2, 1899	30 Stat. 993	377.78	241,782.00	1,212.99	Volcanic peak, glaciers.
		May 28, 1926 ³	44 Stat. 668	---	---	---
		Jan. 31, 1931 ³	Pub. 584, 71st Cong	---	---	---
Platt (1902)	Southern Oklahoma	July 1, 1002	32 Stat. 641, 655	1.33	848.31	---	Sulphur and other springs.
		Apr. 21, 1904 ³	33 Stat. 220	---	---	---
		June 29, 1906	34 Stat. 837	---	---	---
Rocky Mountain (1915) ¹	North middle Colorado	Jan. 26, 1915	38 Stat. 798	405.33	259,413.00	7,069.49	Heart of the Rockies.
		Feb. 14, 1937 ³	39 Stat. 916	---	---	---
		June 2, 1924 ³	43 Stat. 252	---	---	---
		June 9, 1926 ³	44 Stat. 712	---	---	---
		June 21, 1930 ³	Pub. 404-71st Cong	---	---	---
		July 17, 1930 ³	Proc. 1917	---	---	---
Sequoia (1890) ¹	Middle eastern California	Sept. 25, 1890	26 Stat. 478	604.00	386,560.00	1,642.87	The Big Tree National Park.
		Oct. 1, 1890 ³	26 Stat. 650	---	---	---
		July 3, 1926 ³	44 Stat. (pt. 2) 818	---	---	---
Shenandoah (1935)	Virginia	Dec. 26, 1935	---	275.67	176,429.80	---	Area of Central Appalachians.
Wind Cave (1903) ¹	South Dakota	Jan. 9, 1903	32 Stat. 765	18.47	11,818.94	---	Cavern and big game exhibit.
		Mar. 4, 1931 ³	Pub. 843, 71st Cong	---	---	---
		Mar. 19, 1932 ³	Pub. 63, 72d Cong	---	---	---
Yellowstone (1872) ¹ ⁸	Northwestern Wyoming, southwestern Montana and north eastern Idaho	Mar. 1, 1872	17 Stat. 32, 33	3,437.88	2,200,240.00	9,802.01	Geysers, big game boiling springs, Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.
		Mar. 1, 1929 ³	45 Stat. 1435	---	---	---
		Oct. 20, 1932 ³	Proc. 2013	---	---	---
Yosemite (1890) ¹	Middle eastern California	Oct. 1, 1890	26 Stat. 650	1,176.161	752,744.32	3,214.03	Glacial Valley, waterfalls world famed.
		Feb. 7, 1905 ³	33 Stat. 702	---	---	---
		June 11, 1806 ³	34 Stat. 831	---	---	---
		May 28, 1928	45 Stat. 787	---	---	---
		Mar. 2, 1929 ³	45 Stat. 1486	---	---	---
		Apr. 14, 1930 ³	Proc. 1904	---	---	---
		Aug. 13, 1932 ³	Proc. 2005	---	---	---
Zion (1919) ¹	Southwestern Utah	Nov. 19, 1919 ⁹	41 Stat. 356	148.26	94,887.73	1,156.70	Zion Canyon, brilliant colors.
Zion (1919) ¹	Southwestern Utah	June 13, 1930 ³	Pub. 351, 71st Cong	---	---	---	Zion Canyon, brilliant colors.

¹ General information circulars on these parks may be obtained free on application.

² Sieur de Monte National Monument established June 8, 1916; name changed to Lafayette National Park Feb.26, 1919. Name changed to Acadia National Park Jan. 19, 1923.

³ Boundary changed.

⁴ Bryce Canyon National Monument established June 8, 1923; name changed to Utah National Park June 7, 1924; On Feb. 25 name changed to Bryce Canyon National Park.

⁵ Established as Carlsbad Cave National Monument Oct. 25, 1923, to May 14, 1930.

⁶ Grand Canyon National Monument established Jan. 11, 1908. Name changed to Grand Canyon National Park, Feb. 26, 1919.

⁷ Classified as national monument from May 6, 1907 to Oct. 8, 1916.

⁸ In Wyoming 3,138 square miles; in Montana 251.87 square miles; in Idaho 47 square miles.

⁹ Established as Mukuntuweap National Monument July 31, 1909. Name changed to Zion National Monument Mar. 8, 1818.

TABLE No. 2.—*National historical parks*
[Number 2; total area, 8.13 square miles or 5,203.41 acres]
Name	Location	Established	Statute	Area (square miles)	Area (acres)	Total alien lands (acres)	Special chartacteristics
Morristown	North central New Jersey	July 4, 1933	Pub. 409, 72d Cong	1.49	953.38	35.00	Washington's Revolutionary Camp.
Colonial	Virginia	Dec. 30, 1930	Proc. 1929	6.64	4,250.03	---	Areas of great historic importance—Jamestown Island, Williamsburg, and Yorktown.

TABLE No. 3.—*National monuments*
[Number 67; total area, 10,490.83 square miles or 6,714,133.60 acres]
Name	Location	Established	Statute	Area (acres)	Total alien lands (acres)	Special chartacteristics
Arches	Utah	Apr. 12, 1929	Proc. 1875	4,520.00	320.00	Wind erosion.
Aztec Ruins ¹	New Mexico	Jan. 24, 1923	42 Stat. 2295	25.88	---	Prehistoric ruins, pueblo type.
		July 2, 1928 ²	45 Stat. 2954	---	---
		Dec. 19, 1930 ²	Proc. 1928	---	---
Bandelier	do	Feb. 25, 1932	Proc. 1991	26,026.20	---	Cliff-dweller ruins.
Big Hole Battlefield	Montana	June 23, 1910	Ex. Order 1216	5.00	---	Field of battle between United States troops and Nez Perce Indians.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison	Colorado	Mar. 2, 1933	Proc. 2033	11,157.76	684.86	Spectacular gorge.
Cabrillo Monument	California	Oct. 14, 1913	38 Stat. 1965	.50	---	Where Cabrillo first sighted land in territory now partly embraced in the State of California.
Cabrillo Monument	California	May 12, 1926	44 Stat. 2612	---	---
Canyon de Chelly	Arizona	Apr. 1, 1931	Proc. 1945	83,840.00	---	Cliff dwellings in colorful Box Canyon.
Capulin Mountain	New Mexico	Aug. 9, 1916	39 Stat. 1792	680.37	---	Cinder cone.
Casa Grande	Arizona	Mar. 2, 1889	25 Stat. 961	472.50	---	Prehistoric ruins.
		June 22, 1892 ³	Ex. Order	---	---
		Dec. 10, 1909	36 Stat. 2504	---	---
		Aug. 3, 1918	40 Stat. 1818	---	---
		June 7, 1926 ²	44 Stat. 698	---	---
Castle Pinckney	South Carolina	Oct. 15, 1924	43 Stat. 1968	3.50	---	1810 fort.
Cedar Breaks	Utah	Aug. 22, 1933	Proc. 2054	5,821.05	120.00	Canyons and cliffs of vivid coloring.
Chaco Canyon	New Mexico	Mar. 11, 1907	35 Stat. 2119	21,512.37 ⁴	6,433.56	Pueblo type ruins; semicircular.
Chaco Canyon	New Mexico	Jan. 10, 1928 ²	45 Stat. 2937	---	---	Pueblo type ruins; semicircular.
Chiricahua	Arizona	Apr. 18, 1924	43 Stat. 1946	4,480.00	---	Fantastic rock formations.
Colorado	Colorado	May 24, 1911	37 Stat. 1681	18,188.41	700.00	Lofty monoliths.
Colorado	Colorado	Mar. 3, 1933 ²	Proc. 2037	---	---	Lofty monoliths.
Craters of the Moon	Idaho	May 2, 1924	43 Stat. 1947	49,601.90	1,259.96	Volcanic region.
		July 23, 1928 ²	45 Stat. 2959	---	---
		July 9, 1930	Proc. 1916	---	---
Death Valley	California	Feb. 11, 1933 ²	Proc. 2028	1,601,800.00	9,080.00	Lowest point in continental United States. Below-sea-level sink between high desert ranges, ancient pictographs.
Devil Postpile	do	July 6, 1911	37 Stat. 1715	800.00	---	Hexagonal basaltic columns.
Devils Tower	Wyoming	Sept. 24, 1906	34 Stat. 3236	1,152.91	---	Natural rock tower of volcanic origin.
Dinosaur	Utah	Oct. 4, 1915	39 Stat. 1752	80.00	---	Deposits of fossil remains.
El Morro	New Mexico	Dec. 8, 1906 ²	34 Stat. 3264	240.00	---	Rock with inscriptions by early Spanish explorers. Cliff-dweller ruins.
El Morro	New Mexico	June 18, 1917	40 Stat. 1673	---	---
Father Millet Cross	New York	Sept. 5, 1925	44 Stat. 2582	---	---	Commemorates cross erected by Father Millett in 1688.
Fort Jefferson	Florida	Jan. 4, 1935	Proc. 2112	86.82	---	Largest all-masonry fortification in United States.
Fossil Cycad	South Dakota	Oct. 21, 1822	42 Stat. 2286	320.00	---	Plant fossils.
Fort Marion	Florida	Oct. 15, 1924	43 Stat. 1968	18.09	---	Fort built by Spaniards in 1616.
Fort Matanzas	do	do	do	18.34	---	Relic of Spanish invasion.
Fort Matanzas	do	Jan. 9, 1935 ²	Proc. 2114	---	---	Relic of Spanish invasion.
Fort Pulaski	Georgia	Oct. 15, 1924	43 Stat. 1968	20.00	---	1810 fort.
George Washington birthplace	Virginia	Jan. 23, 1930	Pub. 34, 71st Cong	394.47	---	Washington's birthplace.
Gila Cliff Dwellings	New Mexico	Nov. 16, 1907	35 Stat. 2162	160.00	---	Cliff-dweller ruins.
Glacier Bay	Alaska	Feb. 26, 1925	43 Stat. 1989	1,164,800.00	---	Tidewater glaciers.
Gran Quivira	New Mexico	Nov. 1, 1909	36 Stat. 2503	610.94	---	Spanish mission ruins.
Gran Quivira	New Mexico	Nov. 25, 1919 ²	41 Stat. 1778	---	---	Spanish mission ruins.
Grand Canyon	Arizona	Dec. 22, 1932	Proc. 2022	273,145.00	18,560.00	Grand Canyon views and volcanic phenomena.
Great Sand Dunes	Colorado	Mar. 17, 1932	Proc. 1994	46,034.00	12,000.00	Sand Dunes of San Luis Valley.
Holy Cross	do	May 11, 1929	Proc. 1877	1,392.00	---	Cross in mountain side.
Hovenweep	Utah and Colorado	Mar. 2, 1923	42 Stat. 2299	285.80	---	Prehistoric towers, pueblos,and cliff dwellings.
Jewell Cave	South Dakota	Feb. 7, 1908	35 Stat. 2180	1,280.00 ²	---	Cavern of limestone.
Katmai	Alaska	Sept. 24, 1918	40 Stat. 1855	2,697,590.00	---	Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and big game range.
		Sept. 5, 1923	Executive Order 3897	---	---
		Apr. 24, 1931 ²	Executive Order 1950	---	---
Lava Beds	California	Nov. 21, 1925	44 Stat. 2591	45,967.00	360.00	Exhibits of volcanic action and lava flows.
Lehman Caves	Nevada	Jan. 24, 1922	42 Stat. 2260	593.00	.69	Caves with stalactites.
Lewis and Clark Caverns ¹	Montana	May 11, 1908	35 Stat. 2187	160.00	---	Limestone caverns.
Lewis and Clark Caverns ¹	Montana	May 6, 1911	37 Stat. 1679	---	---	Limestone caverns.
Meriwether Lewis	Tennessee	Feb. 6, 1925	43 Stat. 1986	300.00	---	Grave of Meriwether Lewis.
Meriwether Lewis	Tennessee	Dec. 16, 1927	Proc	---	---	Grave of Meriwether Lewis.
Montezuma Castle	Arizona	Dec. 8, 1906	34 Stat. 3265	160.00 ⁴	---	Prehistoric cliff dwellings.
Mound City Group	Ohio	Mar. 9, 1923	42 Stat. 2298	57.00	---	Prehistoric mounds.
Mount Olympus	Washington	Mar. 2, 1909	36 Stat. 2247	328,240.00	---	Glaciers, Douglas fir forest,elk.
		Apr. 17, 1912	37 Stat. 1737	---	---
		May 11, 1915	39 Stat. 1726	---	---
Muir Woods ¹	California	Jan. 9, 1908	35 Stat. 2174	427.79	---	Redwood grove.
		Sept. 22, 1921 ²	42 Stat. 2249	---	---
		Apr. 5, 1935	Proc. 2122	---	---
Natural Bridges	Utah	Apr. 16, 1908	35 Stat. 2183	2,740.00 ⁴	---	Natural bridges.
		Sept. 25, 1909	36 Stat. 2502	---	---
		Feb. 11, 1916	39 Stat. 1764	---	---
Navajo	Arizona	Mar. 20, 1909	36 Stat. 2491	360.00	---	Cliff-dweller ruins.
Navajo	Arizona	Mar. 14, 1912	37 Stat. 1733	---	---	Cliff-dweller ruins.
Old Kassan	Alaska	Oct. 25, 1916	39 Stat. 1812	38.00	---	Abandoned Haida Indian Village
Oregon Caves	Oregon	July 12, 1909	36 Stat. 2497	480.00	---	Caves in limestone formation.
Petrified Forest	Arizona	Dec. 8, 1906	34 Stat. 3266	90,302.37	43,013.00	Petrified trees on surface of ground.
		July 31, 1911 ²	37 Stat. 1716	---	---
		Nov. 14, 1930 ²	Proc. 1927	---	---
		Nov. 30, 1931 ²	Proc. 1975	---	---
		Sept. 23, 1932 ²	Proc. 2011	---	---
Pinnacles	California	Jan. 16, 1908	35 Stat. 2177	9,908.39	160,00	Spirelike rock formations.
		May 7, 1923 ²	43 Stat. 1911	---	---
		July 2, 1924 ²	43 Stat. 1961	---	---
		Apr. 13, 1931 ²	Proc. 1948	---	---
Pipe Spring	Arizona	May 31, 1923	43 Stat. 1913	40.00	---	Old stone fort and spring.
Rainbow Bridge	Utah	May 30, 1910	36 Stat. 2703	160.00	---	Greatest of the natural bridges.
Saguaro	Arizona	Mar. 1, 1933	Proc. 2032	63,284.00	---	Giant cacti.
Scotts Bluff	Nebraska	Dec. 12, 1919	41 Stat, 1779	3,240.09	1,313.62	Early pioneer trails.
		May 9, 1924 ²	Executive Order 4008	---	---
		June 1, 1932 ²	Proc. 1999	---	---
Shoshone Cavern	Wyoming	Sept. 21, 1909	36 Stat. 2501	210.00	---	Cavern.
Sitka	Alaska	Mar. 23, 1910	36 Stat. 2601	57.00	---	Scene of massacre of Russians by Indians. Totem poles.
Statue of Liberty	New Jersey	Oct. 15, 1924	43 Stat. 1968	2.50	---	Statue of Liberty.
Statue of Liberty	New Jersey		39 Stat. 901	--	--	Statue of Liberty.
Sunset Crater	Arizona	May 26, 1930	Proc. 1911	3,040.00	---	Volcanic crater.
Timpanogos Cave	Utah	Oct. 14, 1922	42 Stat. 2285	250.00	---	Limestone cavern.
Tonto	Arizona	Dec. 19, 1907	35 Stat. 2168	640.00 ¹	---	Cliff-dweller ruins.
Tumacacori	do	Sept. 15, 1908	35 Stat. 2205	10.00	---	Ruins of Franciscan mission.
Verendrye	North Dakota	June 29, 1917	40 Stat. 1677	253.04	---	Crowhigh Butte from which Verendrye first beheld territory beyond the Missouri River.
Walnut Canyon	Arizona	Nov. 30, 1915	39 Stat. 1761	960.00	---	Cliff dwellings.
Wheeler	Colorado	Dec. 7, 1908	35 Stat. 2214	300.00	---	Volcanic formations, erratic erosion.
While Sands	New Mexico	Jan. 18, 1933	Proc. 2025	143,145.91	15,240.00	Dunes of gypsum "sands."
While Sands	New Mexico	Nov. 28, 1934	Proc. 2108 ¹	---	---	Dunes of gypsum "sands."
Wupatki	Arizona	Dec. 19, 1919	41 Stat. 1781	2,234.10	320.00	Prehistoric dwelling of Hopi ancestors.
Yucca House ¹	Colorado	Dec. 9, 1924	43 Stat. 1977	9.60	---	Cliff-dweller ruins.

¹ Donated to United States.

² Boundary changed.

³ From June 22, 1892, until Aug. 3,1918, classified as a national park.

⁴ Estimated.

TABLE No. 4.—*National military parks*
[Number 11; total area, 28.82 square miles or 18,448.74 acres]
Name	Location	Established	Statute	Area (acres)	Special chartacteristics
Chickamauga and Chattanooga	Georgia and Tennessee	Aug. 19, 1890	26 Stat. 333	5,951.32	Battle of Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge.
Fort Donelson	Tennessee	Mar. 26, 1928	45 Stat. 367	92.00	Site of Civil War fort.
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania	Virginia	Feb. 14, 1927	44 Stat, 1091	2,439.15	Scenes of 5 great Civil War battles.
Gettysburg	Pennsylvania	Feb. 11, 1895	28 Stat. 651	2,530.00	Scene of decisive Battle of Gettysburg.
Guliford Courthouse	North Carolina	Mar. 2, 1917	39 Stat. 996	118.50	Scene of great Revolutionary battle.
Kings Mountain	South Carolina	Mar. 3, 1931	Act	---	Commemorating Revolutionary battle.
Moores Creek	North Carolina	June 2, 1926	44 Stat. 684	30.00	Scene of Revolutionary battle.
Petersburg	Virginia	July 3, 1926	44 Stat. 822	1,971.71	Scene of campaign and seige.
Shiloh	Tennessee	Dec. 27, 1894	28 Stat. 597	3,583.00	Battlefield of Shiloh.
Stones River	do	Mar. 3, 1927	44 Stat. 1399	410.60	Scene of Battle of Stones River.
Vicksburg	Mississippi	Feb. 21, 1889	30 Stat. 841	1,322.46	Scene of siege and surrender of Vicksburg.

¹ Donated in whole or in part to the United States.

TABLE No. 5.—*Battlefield sites*
[Number 10; total area, 136.00 acres]
Name	Location	Established	Statute	Area (acres)	Special chartacteristics
Antietam Battlefield	Maryland	Aug. 30, 1890	26 Stat. 401	50.00	Site of one of the greatest battles of Civil War.
Appomattox	Virginia	June 18, 1930	46 Stat. 777	1.00	Monument commemorating termination of the War between the States.
Brices Cross Roads	Mississippi	Feb. 21, 1929	45 Stat. 1254	1.00	Civil War battle site.
Chalmette Monument and Grounds	Louisiana	Mar. 4, 1907	34 Stat. 1411	18.00	In memory of the Battle of New Orleans.
Chalmette Monument and Grounds	Louisiana	June 2, 1930	Act	---	In memory of the Battle of New Orleans.
Cowpens	South Carolina	Mar. 4, 1929	45 Stat. 1558	1.00	Site of Revolutionary battle.
Fort Necessity	Pennsylvania	Mar. 4, 1931	Act	3.00	Site of battle between troops of Washington and French and Indians.
Kennesaw Mountain	Georgia	Feb. 8, 1917	---	60.00	Site of Civil War battle.
Monocacy	Maryland	Mar. 1, 1929	45 Stat. 1444	1.00	Do
Tupelo	Mississippi	Feb. 21, 1929	45 Stat. 1254	1.00	Commemorates Battle of Tupelo.
White Plains Battlefield	New York	May 18, 1926	44 Stat. 562	---	A position of Army under Washington.

TABLE No. 6.—*Miscellaneous memorials*
[Number 4; total area, 315.00 acres]
Name	Location	Established	Statute	Area (acres)	Special chartacteristics
Camp Blount tablets	Tennessee	June 23, 1930	Act	None	Site of mobilization under General Joe against Spanish and Indians in Florida.
Kill Devil Hill	North Carolina	Mar. 2, 1927	44 Stat. 1264	314.00	Scene of first sustained flight by heavier-than-air machine.
Lee Mansion	Virginia	Mar. 4, 1925	43 Stat. 1356	None	Home of Robert F. Lee.
New Echota	Georgia	May 28, 1931	46 Stat. 431	1.00	Site of capital of Cherokee Indians.

TABLE No. 7.—*National cemeteries*
[Number 11; total area, 260.11 acres]
Name	Location	Established	Statute	Area (acres)	Special chartacteristics
Antietam	Maryland	_____, 1862	---	10.00
Battleground	District of Columbia	_____, 1864	---	1.33
Chattanooga	Tennessee	_____, 1863	---	129.86
Fort Donelson	do	_____, 1867	---	15.75
Fredericksburg	Virginia	_____, 1865	---	12.00
Gettysburg	Pennsylvania	_____, 1863	---	17.00
Poplar Grove	Virginia	July 18, 1866	---	8.65
Shiloh	Tennesseeo	_____, 1866	---	9.00
Stones River	do	_____, 1865	---	18.52
Vicksburg	Mississippi	_____, 1865	---	35.00
Yorktown	Virginia	_____, 1866	---	---

TABLE No. 8.—*National capital parks*
[Total area 6,775.11 acres]
Name	Location	Established	Statute	Area (acres)	Special chartacteristics
National Capital Parks	District of Columbia and environs	July 16, 1790	1 Stat. 130	6,775.11	The park system of the District of Columbia 683 reservations.
		May 1, 1802	2 Stat. 175	---
		Apr. 29, 1816	3 Stat. 324	---
		Mar. 3, 1849	9 Stat. 396	---
		Mar. 2, 1867	14 Stat. 466	---
		July 1, 1898	30 Stat. 570	---
		Feb. 26, 1925	43 Stat. 570	---

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