
Well over a hundred national monuments across the United States and its territories have been established by different presidents under the authority of the Antiquities Act of 1906. Click on the numbers on the map for information about the national monuments.
26. Sitka
Alaska

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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 |
38. 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 |
41. Katmai
Alaska

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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 |
62. 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 |
89. Admiralty Island
Alaska

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

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

Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established as a National Wildlife Refuge | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 1,200,000 |
92. 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 |
93. Cape Krusenstern
Alaska

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

Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established as a National Park & Preserve | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 3,890,000 |
Incorporated with Mt. McKinley NP as Denali National Park & Preserve | 12/02/1980 | 96th Congress |
95. Gates of the Arctic
Alaska

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

Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 570,000 |
Redesignated MP | 12/02/1980 | 96th Congress |
97. 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 |
98. Lake Clark
Alaska

Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 2,500,000 |
Redesignated National Park & Preserve | 12/02/1980 | 96th Congress |
99. Misty Fjords
Alaska

Action | Date | President/ Congress | Acres Affected |
Established | 12/01/1978 | J. Carter | 2,285,000 |
Redesignated within Tongass National Forest | 12/02/1980 |
100. Noatak
Alaska

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

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

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

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