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The dates are those of the earliest legislative or executive actions authorizing or establishing the park areas. Need more information concerning the history of the National Park Service? Visit our National Parks: Shaping the System.
January 1, 1963 — Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Washington. January 1, 1997 — Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Washington. January 3, 1952 — Chicago Portage National Historic Site, Illinois.* January 3, 1975 — Canaveral National Seashore, Florida. January 4, 1935 — Fort Jefferson National Monument, Florida. (Later Dry Tortugas National Park, 1992) January 8, 1971 — Voyagers National Park, Minnesota. January 8, 1971 — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Maryland-West Virginia-District of Columbia. January 8, 1971 — Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida to Mississippi. January 9, 1903 — Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota. January 9, 1908 — Muir Woods National Monument, California. January 11, 1908 — Grand Canyon National Monument, Arizona. (Later Grand Canyon National Park, 1919) January 11, 2000 — Agua Fria National Monument, Arizona.* (BLM) January 11, 2000 — California Coastal National Monument, California.* (BLM) January 11, 2000 — Grand Canyon - Parashant National Monument, Arizona.* (BLM) January 15, 1944 — Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York. January 16, 1908 — Pinnacles National Monument, California. January 16, 1961 — Christiansted National Historic Site, Virgin Islands. January 16, 1969 — Mar-A-Lago National Historic Site, Florida. (Later Abolished, 1980) January 18, 1933 — White Sands National Monument, New Mexico. January 18, 1961 — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Monument, Maryland-West Virginia. (Later Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, 1971) January 19, 1929 — Acadia National Park, Maine. January 20, 1969 — Marble Canyon National Monument, Arizona. (Later Grand Canyon National Park, 1975) January 22, 1937 — Zion National Monument, Utah. (Later Zion National Park, 1956) January 23, 1930 — George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia. January 24, 1922 — Lehman Caves National Monument, Nevada. (Later Great Basin National Park, 1986) January 24, 1923 — Aztec Ruins, New Mexico. (Later Aztec Ruins National Monument, 1928) January 26, 1915 — Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. January 31, 1848 — Washington Monument, District of Columbia. January 31, 1914 — Papago Saguaro National Monument, Arizona. (Later Abolished, 1930) February 1, 1965 — Arbuckle National Recreation Area, Oklahoma. (Later Chickasaw National Recreation Area, 1976) February 6, 1925 — Meriwether Lewis National Monument, Tennessee. (Later Natchez Trace Parkway) February 7, 1908 — Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota. February 8, 1917 — Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Site, Georgia. (Later Kennesaw National Battlefield Park, 1935) February 9, 1911 — Lincoln Memorial, District of Columbia. (Dedicated in 1922) February 11, 1895 — Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania. February 11, 1933 — Death Valley National Monument, Nevada. (Later Death Valley National Park) February 11, 1965 — Curecanti National Recreation Area, Colorado. February 12, 1932 — Lincoln Museum, District of Columbia. (Later Ford’s Theater, 1965) February 12, 1988 — Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, District of Columbia. February 14, 1927 — Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial & National Military Park, Virginia. February 14, 1931 — Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. February 14, 1949 — San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico. February 16, 1988 — Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, Florida. February 19, 1962 — Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Indiana, February 21, 1899 — Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi. February 21, 1929 — Brice's Cross Roads National Battlefield Site, Mississippi. February 21, 1929 — Tupelo National Battlefield Site, Mississippi. (Later Tupelo National Battlefield, 1961) February 24, 1992 — Salt River Bay National Historical Park & Ecological Preserve, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. February 25, 1928 — Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. February 25, 1932 — Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. February 26, 1917 — Mount McKinley National Park, Alaska. (Later Denali National Park & National Preserve, 1980) February 26, 1919 — Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. February 26, 1919 — Lafayette National Park, Maine. (Later Acadia National Park, 1929) February 26, 1925 — Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska. (Later Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, 1980) February 26, 1929 — Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. March 1, 1872 — Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming-Montana-Idaho. March 1, 1933 — Saguaro National Monument, Arizona. (Later Saguaro National Park, 1994) March 1, 1972 — Buffalo National River, Arkansas. March 2, 1889 — Casa Grande Ruin Reservation, Arizona. (Later Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, 1926) March 2, 1909 — Mount Olympus National Monument, Washington. (Later Olympic National Park) March 2, 1917 — Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, North Carolina. March 2, 1923 — Hovenweep National Monument, Colorado-Utah. March 2, 1923 — Mound City Group National Monument, Ohio. (Later Hopewell Culture National Historical Park) March 2, 1927 — Kill Devil Hill Monument National Memorial, North Carolina. (Later Wright Brothers National Memorial, 1953) March 2, 1933 — Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey. March 2, 1936 — Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia. March 3, 1925 — Fort McHenry National Park, Maryland. (Later Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine, 1939) March 3, 1927 — Stones River National Military Park, Tennessee. (Later Stones River National Battlefield, 1960) March 3, 1931 — Isle Royal National Park, Michigan. March 3, 1931 — Kings Mountain National Military Park, South Carolina. March 3, 1933 — Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument, Colorado. (Later Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, 1999) March 3, 1992 — Manzanar National Historic Site, California. March 4, 1907 — Chalmette Monument and Grounds, Louisiana. (Later Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve, 1978) March 4, 1921 — Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. March 4, 1925 — Lee Mansion, Virginia. (Later Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, 1972) March 4, 1929 — Badlands National Monument, South Dakota. (Later Badlands National Park, 1978) March 4, 1929 — Cowpens National Battlefield Site, South Carolina. (Later Cowpens National Battlefield, 1972) March 4, 1931 — Fort Necessity National Battlefield Site, Pennsylvania. (Later Fort Necessity National Battlefield, 1961) March 4, 1940 — Kings Canyon National Park, California. March 4, 1952 — Virgin Islands National Historic Site, Virgin Islands. (Later Christiansted National Historic Site, 1961) March 5, 1946 — Touro Synagogue National Historic Site, Rhode Island.* March 5, 1980 — Channel Islands National Park, California. March 5, 1980 — David Berger National Memorial, Ohio.* March 5, 1980 — North Country National Scenic Trail, New York to North Dakota.* March 7, 1974 — Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee-Kentucky. (National Park Area, 1976) March 10, 1966 — Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina. March 11, 1907 — Chaco Canyon National Monument, New Mexico. (Later Chaco Culture National Historical Park, 1980) March 11, 1948 — DeSoto National Memorial, Florida. March 12, 1968 — National Visitor Center, District of Columbia. (Later Abolished) March 15, 1943 — Jackson Hole National Monument, Wyoming. (Later Grand Teton National Park, 1950) March 15, 1965 — Sanford National Recreation Area, Texas. (Later Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, 1990) March 17, 1932 — Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Colorado. (Later Great Sand Dunes National Park, 2000) March 17, 1938 — Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Massachusetts. March 17, 1976 — Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma. March 18, 1918 — Zion National Monument, Utah. (Later Zion National Park) March 19, 1936 — Homestead National Monument of America, Nebraska. March 20, 1909 — Navajo National Monument, Arizona. March 22, 1899 — Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. March 22, 1946 — Custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana. (Later Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, 1991) March 23, 1910 — Sitka National Monument, Alaska. (Later Sitka National Historical Park) March 23, 1925 — Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota. March 26, 1928 — Fort Donelson National Military Park, Tennessee. (Later Fort Donelson National Battlefield, 1985) March 28, 1983 — Florida National Scenic Trail, Florida. March 28, 1983 — Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail, Mississippi to Tennessee. March 28, 1983 — Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, Virginia to Pennsylvania. April 2, 1956 — Booker T. Washington National Monument, Virginia. April 5, 1941 — Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, North Carolina. April 5, 1968 — Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, Massachusetts. April 7, 1866 — Ford’s Theater, District od Columbia. (Later Ford’s Theater National Historic Site, 1970) April 11, 1972 — Cowpens National Battlefield, South Carolina. April 12, 1929 — Arches National Monument, Utah. (Later Arches National Park) April 13, 1937 — Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona. April 14, 1959 — Minute Man National Historic Site, Massachusetts. (Later National Historical Park, 1959) April 15, 1875 — Mackinac National Park, Mackinac Island, Michigan. (Later Mackinac State Park, 1895) April 15, 1954 — Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia. April 15, 2000 — Giant Sequoia National Monument, California.* (U.S.D.A.-F.S.) April 16, 1908 — Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah. April 17, 1978 — Constitution Gardens, District of Columbia. April 18, 1924 — Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona. April 18, 1946 — Lake Texoma Recreation Area, Oklahoma-Texas. (Later Transferred, 1949) April 18, 1958 — Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona-Utah. April 20, 1832 — Hot Springs Reservation, Arkansas. (later Hot Springs National Park, 1921) April 22, 1960 — Stones River National Battlefield, Tennessee. April 22, 1960 — Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Park, Missouri. (Later Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, 1970) April 25, 1947 — Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, North Dakota. (Later Theodore Roosevelt National Park, 1978) April 26, 1933 — Channel Islands National Monument, California. April 27, 1904 — Sully’s Hill National Park, North Dakota. (Later Sully’s Hill Game Preserve, 1931) April 27, 1962 — Hamilton Grange National Memorial, New York. April 28, 1948 — Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina. April 29, 1960 — Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Wyoming. May 2, 1924 — Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho. May 2, 1997 — Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, District of Columbia. May 6, 1907 — Cinder Cone National Monument, California. (Later Lassen Volcanic National Park, 1916) May 6, 1907 — Lassen Peak National Monument, California. (Later Lassen Volcanic National Park, 1916) May 8, 1987 — Santa Fe National Historic Trail, Missouri to New Mexico.* May 10, 1940 — Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia. May 11, 1908 — Lewis and Clark Cavern National Monument, Montana. (Abolished) May 11, 1910 — Glacier National Park, Montana. May 11, 1929 — Holy Cross National Monument, Colorado. (Abolished, 1950) May 11, 1961 — Russell Cave National Monument, Alabama. May 13, 1986 — Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial, Virginia.* May 14, 1930 — Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. May 15, 1965 — Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho. May 17, 1939 — Santa Rosa Island National Monument, Florida. (Later Gulf Islands National Seashore, 1971) May 17, 1954 — Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, Missouri. (Authorized) May 17, 1963 — Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana. May 18, 1938 — Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi-Alabama- Tennessee. May 21, 1932 — Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial, District of Columbia. May 22, 1902 — Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. May 22, 1926 — Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. May 22, 1926 — Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee-North Carolina. May 22, 1945 — Millerton Lake Recreation Area, California. (Later Abolished, 1957) May 22, 1945 — Shasta Lake Recreation Area, California. (Later Transferred to the Forest Service, 1948) May 23, 1928 — George Rogers Clark Memorial, Indiana. (Later George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, 1966) May 23, 1928 — Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, District of Columbia-Maryland-Virginia. (Later George Washington Memorial Parkway, 1930) May 23, 1983 — Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, Missouri. May 24, 1911 — Colorado National Monument, Colorado. May 24, 1982 — Historic Camden, South Carolina.* May 24, 1991 — Niobrara National Scenic River, Nebraska-South Dakota. May 25, 1926 — Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky. May 25, 1926 — Sunset Crater National Monument, Arizona. (Later Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, 1990) May 26, 1936 — Fort Frederica National Monument, Georgia. May 26, 1939 — Federal Hall Memorial National Historic Site, New York. (Later Federal Hall National Memorial, 1955) May 26, 1939 — Philadelphia Custom House National Historic Site, Pennsylvania. (Later Independence national Historical Park, 1959) May 26, 1967 — John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, Massachusetts. May 26, 1977 — Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York. May 27, 1992 — Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Ohio. May 29, 1930 — Fort Washington Park, Maryland. May 29, 1958 — Fort Clatsop National Memorial, Oregon. May 29, 1963 — Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia-Maryland-Virginia. May 30, 1910 — Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Utah. May 30, 1922 — Lincoln Memorial, District of Columbia. May 30, 1930 — George Washington Memorial Parkway, Virginia-Maryland. May 30, 1934 — Everglades National Park, Florida. May 30, 1977 — Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, New Hampshire. May 31, 1923 — Pipe Spring National Monument, Arizona. May 31, 1962 — WhiskeyTown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area, California. June 1, 1938 — Saratoga National Historical Park, New York. June 2, 1926 — Moores Creek National Military Park, North Carolina. (Later Moores Creek National Battlefield, 1980) June 2, 1936 — Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial National Monument, Ohio. (Later Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial, 1972) June 3, 1960 — Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Colorado. June 5, 1936 — Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia. June 5, 1942 — Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida. June 5, 1965 — Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska. June 5, 1978 — Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts. June 7, 1926 — Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Ariaona. June 8, 1906 — Antiquities Act. (Used by President’s to Create National Monuments) June 8, 1923 — Bryce Canyon National Monument, Utah. (Later Bryce Canyon National Park, 1928) June 8, 1949 — Saint Croix Island National Monument, Maine. (Later Saint Croix Island International Historic Site, 1984) June 8, 2000 — Hanford Reach National Monument, Washington.* (U.S.F.W.S.) June 9, 2000 — Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Colorado.* (BLM) June 9, 2000 — Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Oregon.* (BLM) June 9, 2000 — Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona.* (BLM) June 10, 1933 — Rock Creek Park, District of Columbia. June 11, 1896 — Peterson House (House where Lincoln died), District of Columbia. (Later Ford’s Theater National Historic Site, 1970) June 11, 1940 — Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Kentucky-Tennessee-Virginia. June 14, 1934 — Ocmulgee National Monument, Georgia. June 16, 1933 — Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina-Virginia. June 16, 1972 — John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, District of Columbia. (Later Transferred to Kennedy Center Trustees, 1994) June 18, 1930 — Appomattox Court House Monument, Virginia. (Later Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, 1954) June 19, 1934 — Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi-Alabama-Tennessee. June 19, 1948 — Fort Vancouver National Monument, Washington. (Later Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, 1961) June 20, 1935 — Big Bend National Park, Texas. June 20, 1966 — Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, Montana-North Dakota. June 21, 1934 — Monocacy National Military Park, Maryland. (Later Monocacy National Battlefield, 1976) June 22, 1948 — Hampton National Historic Site, Maryland. June 22, 1948 — Prince William Forest Park, Virginia. June 23, 1910 — Big Hole Battlefield National Monument, Montana. (Later Big Hole National Battlefield, 1963) June 23, 1936 — Park, Parkway & Recreatiojn Area Study Act. June 23, 1970 — Ford's Theater National Historic Site, District of Columbia. June 25, 1987 — Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, District of Columbia. June 26, 1934 — Thomas Jefferson Memorial, District of Columbia. June 26, 1935 — Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Georgia. June 27, 1941 — McLoughlin House National Historic Site, Oregon.* June 27, 1952 — Shadow Mountain National Recreation Area, Colorado. (Later Transferred to Forest Service, 1978) June 27, 1988 — San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, California. June 27, 1990 — Pecos National Historical Park, New Mexico. June 27, 1990 — Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico. June 28, 1948 — Independence National Historical Park, Pennsylvania. (Later a World Heritage Site, 1979) June 28, 1954 — Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico. June 28, 1980 — Biscayne National Park, Florida. June 29, 1906 — Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. June 29, 1917 — Verendrye National Monument, North Dakota. (Abolished) June 29, 1936 — Whitman Mission National Monument, Washington. (Later Whitman Mission National Historical Site, 1963) June 29, 1938 — Olympic National Park, Washington. June 29, 1955 — Custis-Lee Mansion National Memorial, Virginia. (Later Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee National Memorial, 1972) June 30, 1864 — Yosemite State Park, California. (Later Yosemite National Park, 1906) June 30, 1936 — Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina-Virginia. June 30, 1944 — Harpers Ferry National Monument, West Virginia-Virginia-Maryland. (Later Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, 1963) June 30, 1961 — Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Washington. June 30, 1966 — Chamizal National Memorial, Texas. June 30, 1972 — Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Virginia. June 30, 1976 — Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska- Washington. July 1, 1902 — Sulphur Springs Reservation, Oklahoma. (Later Chickasaw National Recreation Area, 1976) July 1, 1939 — Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota. (Date Acquired by the National Park Service) July 1, 1940 — National Cemetery of Custer’s Battlefield Reservation, Montana. (Later Custer Battlefield National Monument, 1946) July 1, 1980 — Vietnam Veterans Memorial, District of Columbia. July 2, 1928 — Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico. July 3, 1926 — Petersburg National Military Park, Virginia. (Later Petersburg National Battlefield, 1962) July 3, 1930 — Colonial National Monument, Virginia. (Later Colonial National Historical Park, 1936) July 4, 1956 — Independence National Historical Park, Pennsylvania. July 4, 1976 — Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania. July 5, 1943 — Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site, New York. (Date Dedicated) July 6, 1911 — Devils Postpile National Monument, California. July 6, 1960 — Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas. July 7, 1964 — Roosevelt Campobello International Park, New Brunswick, Canada.* July 7, 2000 — President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument, District of Columbia. (Armed Forces Retirement Home) July 8, 1916 — Sieur de Monts National Monument, Maine. (Later Acadia National Park, 1929) July 9, 1952 — Coronado National Memorial, Arizona. July 12, 1909 — Oregon Caves National Monument, Oregon. July 12, 1954 — Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland. July 14, 1943 — George Washington Carver National Monument, Missouri. July 14, 1956 — Edison Laboratory National Monument, New Jersey. (Later Edison National Historic Site, 1962) July 16, 1938 — Fort Laramie National Monument, Wyoming. (Later Fort Laramie National Historical Site) July 17, 1916 — Abraham Lincoln National Park, Kentucky. (Later Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, 1959) July 18, 1947 — Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada-Arizona. July 20, 1956 — Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas. July 22, 1963 — Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Utah-Wyoming. (Later Transferred to Forest Service, 1968) July 23, 1966 — George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Indiana. July 25, 1939 — Tuzigoot National Monument, Arizona. July 25, 1956 — Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Alabama. July 25, 1962 — Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, New York. July 25, 1962 — Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, New York. July 26, 1955 — City of Refuge National Historical Park, Hawaii. (Later Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park, 1978) July 30, 1965 — Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah. July 31, 1909 — Mukuntuweap National Monument. Utah. (Later Zion National Park, 1919) August 1, 1916 — Hawaii National Park, Hawaii. (Later Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, 1961) August 2, 1876 — Washington Monument, District of Columbia. (Accepted) August 2, 1937 — Capitol Reef National Monument, Utah. (Later Capitol Reef National Park, 1971) August 2, 1956 — Chimney Rock National Historic Site, Nebraska.* August 2, 1956 — Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands. August 3, 1918 — Casa Grande National Monument, Arizona. (Later Casa Grande Ruin Reservation) August 3, 1938 — Hopewell Village National Historic Site, Pennsylvania. (Later Hopewell Furnace national Historical Site, 1985) August 3, 1950 — Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Maryland. (Later National Capital Parks, 1975) August 3, 1950 — Greenbelt Park, Maryland. August 3, 1992 — California National Historic Trail, California to Oregon. August 3, 1992 — Pony Express National Historic Trail, Missouri to California.* August 6, 1990 — Tumacacori National Historical Park, Arizona. August 7, 1961 — Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts. August 9, 1916 — Capulin Mountain National Monument, New Mexico. (Later Capulin Volcano National Monument, 1987) August 9, 1916 — Lassen Volcanic National Park, California. August 9, 1985 — Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Tennessee-Kentucky. August 10, 1933 — National Capital Parks, District of Columbia. August 10, 1933 — National Mall, District of Columbia. August 10, 1933 — Reorganization. August 10, 1933 — White House, District of Columbia. (Later President's Park) August 10, 1939 — Chalmette National Historical Park, Louisiana. (Later Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 1978) August 10, 1961 — Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania. August 10, 1961 — Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi. August 10, 1961 — Tupelo National Battlefield, Mississippi. August 11, 1939 — Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, Kentucky. August 11, 1939 — Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Maryland. August 11, 1947 — Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada-Arizona. August 11, 1955 — Federal Hall National Memorial, New York. August 12, 1940 — Fort Washington Park, Maryland. August 12, 1946 — Castle Clinton National Monument, New York. August 12, 1965 — Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Iowa. August 13, 1935 — Appomattox Court House National Historical Monument, Virginia. August 14, 1958 — General Grant National Memorial, New York. August 15, 1978 — Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Georgia. August 15, 1990 — Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, Mexico and California.* August 16, 1936 — Joshua Tree National Monument, California. (Later Joshua Tree National Park, 1994) August 17, 1937 — Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina. August 17, 1949 — Suitland Parkway, Maryland-District of Columbia. (Later National Capital Parks, 1975) August 17, 1972 — Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Hawaii. August 18, 1971 — Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Illinois. August 18, 1978 — American Memorial Park, Saipan.* August 18, 1978 — War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Guam. August 19, 1890 — Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia-Tennessee. August 19, 1976 — Ninety Six National Historic Site, South Carolina. August 20, 1969 — Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado. August 21, 1935 — Fort Stanwix National Monument, New York. August 21, 1935 — Historic Sites Act. August 22, 1933 — Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah. August 24, 1962 — Petersburg National Battlefield, Virginia. August 24, 1984 — Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, Illinois.* August 25, 1916 — National Park Service Act. August 25, 1937 — Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota. August 25, 1972 — Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Montana. August 25, 1972 — John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, Wyoming. August 25, 1992 — Marsh-Billings National Historical Park, Vermont. (Later Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park, 1998) August 27, 1964 — Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri. August 28, 1965 — Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Arizona. August 29, 1935 — Andrew Johnson National Monument, Tennessee. (Later Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, 1963) August 30, 1890 — Antietam National Battlefield Site, Maryland. (Later Antietam National Battlefield, 1978) August 30, 1964 — Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Arizona. August 31, 1964 — Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania. August 31, 1964 — Fort Larned National Historic Site, Kansas. August 31, 1964 — John Muir National Historic Site, California. August 31, 1964 — Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Pennsylvania. August 31, 1964 — Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, New Hampshire. August 31, 1965 — Alibates Flint Quarries & Texas Panhandle Pueblo Culture National Monument, Texas. (Later Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, 1978) September 1, 1965 — Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Pennsylvania-New Jersey. September 1, 1959 — Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, District of Columbia. September 2, 1958 — Grand Portage National Monument, Minnesota. September 3, 1964 — Land & Water Conservation Fund Act. September 3, 1964 — Wilderness Act. September 5, 1925 — Father Millet Cross National Monument, New York. (Abolished, 1949) September 5, 1962 — Edison National Historic Site, New Jersey. September 5, 1962 — Frederick Douglass Home, District of Columbia. (Later Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, 1988) September 8, 1959 — Abraham Lincoln Birthplace national Historic Site, Kentucky. September 8, 1961 — Fort Davis National Historic Site, Texas. September 8, 1980 — Moores Creek National Battlefield, North Carolina. September 8, 1980 — Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, Virginia to South Carolina.* September 8, 1988 — Charles Pickney National Historic Site, South Carolina. September 8, 1966 — San Juan Island National Historical Park, Washington. September 9, 1980 — U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Hawaii. September 11, 1964 — Fire Island National Seashore, New York. September 12, 1964 — Canyonlands National Park, Utah. September 13, 1960 — Haleakala National Park, Hawaii. September 13, 1961 — Fort Smith National Historic Site, Arkansas-Oklahoma. September 13, 1962 — Point Reyes National Seashore, California. September 14, 1950 — Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. September 15, 1908 — Tumacacori National Monument, Arizona. (Later Tumacacori National Historical Park, 1990) September 15, 1951 — Grand Portage National Historic Site, Minnesota. (Later Grand Portage National Monument, 1958) September 18, 1996 — Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah.* (BLM) September 19, 1985 — Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Pennsylvania. September 21, 1909 — Shoshone Cavern National Monument, Wyoming. (Abolished, 1954) September 21, 1950 — Fort Caroline National Memorial, Florida. September 21, 1959 — Minute Man National Historical Park, Massachusetts. September 21, 1965 — Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland to Virginia. September 22, 1961 — Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. September 23, 1938 — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, District of Columbia-Maryland-West Virginia. (Later Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Monument, 1961) September 24, 1906 — Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming. September 24, 1918 — Katmai National Monument, Alaska. (Later Katmai National Park and National Preserve, 1980) September 25, 1890 — Sequoia National Park, California. September 25, 1984 — Saint Croix Island International Historic Site, Maine. September 26, 1970 — Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin. September 27, 1890 — Rock Creek Park, District of Columbia. September 28, 1962 — Padre Island National Seashore, Texas. September 30, 1965 — Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, District of Columbia. October 1, 1890 — Yosemite National Park, California. October 1, 1974 — Boston National Historical Park, Massachusetts. October 1, 1990 — Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area, Tennessee-Kentucky. (Acquired by National Park Service) October 2, 1968 — Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Maine to Georgia. October 2, 1968 — Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Washington. October 2, 1968 — National Trails System Act. October 2, 1968 — North Cascades National Park, Washington. October 2, 1968 — Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, Mexico to Canada.* October 2, 1968 — Redwood National Park, California. October 2, 1968 — Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Washington. October 2, 1968 — Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Minnesota-Wisconsin. October 2, 1968 — Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. October 2, 1989 — Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, Missouri. October 3, 1980 — Ice Age National Scenic Trail, Wisconsin.* October 4, 1915 — Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado-Utah. October 4, 1961 — Piscataway Park, Maryland. October 6, 1986 — Nez Perce National Historic Trail, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana.* October 7, 1988 — Natchez National Historical Park, Mississippi. October 9, 1972 — Longfellow National Historic Site, Massachusetts. October 9, 1997 — Oklahoma City National Memorial, Oklahoma. October 10, 1970 — Fort Point National Historic Site, California. October 10, 1980 — Boston African American National Historic Site, Massachusetts. October 10, 1980 — Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, Georgia. October 10, 1992 — Ebey's Landing National Historic Reserve, Washington. October 11, 1974 — Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida. October 11, 1974 — Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas. October 11, 2000 — First Ladies National Historic Site, Ohio. October 12, 1976 — Obed Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee. October 12, 1979 — Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Massachusetts. October 13, 1936 — Boulder Dam National Recreation Area, Nevada-Arizona. (Later Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 1947) October 13, 1944 — Atlanta Campaign National Historic Site, Georgia. (Abolished, 1950) October 13, 1964 — Ice Age National Scientific Reserve, Wisconsin.* October 14, 1913 — Cabrillo National Monument, California. October 14, 1922 — Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Utah. October 14, 1994 — Saguaro National Park, California. October 15, 1924 — Castle Pickney National Monument, South Carolina. (Abolished, 1956) October 15, 1924 — Fort Marion National Monument, Florida. (Later Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, 1942) October 15, 1924 — Fort Matanzas National Monument, Florida. October 15, 1924 — Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia. October 15, 1924 — Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York-New Jersey. (Later World Heritage Site, 1984) October 15, 1966 — Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Montana-Wyoming. October 15, 1966 — Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas. October 15, 1966 — National Historic Preservation Act. October 15, 1966 — Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan. October 15, 1966 — Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts, Virginia. October 15, 1982 — Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, District of Columbia. October 16, 1970 — Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia. October 16, 1972 — Lake Meredith Recreation Area, Texas. (Later National Recreation Area, 1990) October 16, 1992 — Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park, Ohio. October 17, 1968 — Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, North Carolina. October 18, 1968 — Biscayne National Monument, Florida. (Later Biscayne National Park, 1980) October 18, 1972 — Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska. October 18, 1976 — Congaree Swamp National Monument, South Carolina. October 18, 1976 — Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, California. October 19, 1978 — Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas. October 20, 1988 — New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail, New Jersey.* October 21, 1922 — Fossil Cycad National Monument, South Dakota. (Abolished, 1956) October 21, 1970 — Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan. October 21, 1972 — Hohokam Pima National Monument, Arizona. October 21, 1972 — Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1972 — Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area, California. October 21, 1976 — Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland. October 21, 1986 — Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania. October 22, 1965 — Roger Williams National Memorial, Rhode Island. October 22, 1976 — Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee-Kentucky. October 23, 1972 — Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia. October 23, 1972 — Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming. October 24, 1992 — Little River Canyon National Preserve, Alabama. October 24, 2000 — Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, California. October 25, 1916 — Old Kasaan National Monument, Alaska. (Abolished, 1955) October 25, 1923 — Carlsbad Cave National Monument, New Mexico. (Later Carlsbad Caverns National Park, 1930) October 25, 1938 — Ackia Battleground National Monument, Mississippi. (Later Natchez Trace Parkway, 1961) October 25, 1949 — Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa. October 25, 1949 — International Peace Garden, North Dakota-Manitoba.* October 25, 1972 — Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, Pennsylvania.* October 25, 1972 — Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Minnesota and Wisconsin. October 26, 1972 — Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Ohio. October 26, 1974 — Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland. October 26, 1974 — John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon. October 26, 1974 — Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site. North Dakota. October 26, 1974 — Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, New York. October 26, 1974 — Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site, District of Columbia.* October 26, 1974 — Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Massachusetts. October 26, 1974 — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabama. October 26, 1992 — Brown Vs. Board of Education National Historic Site, Kansas. October 26, 1992 — Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida. October 27, 1972 — Gateway National Recreation Area, New York-New Jersey. October 27, 1972 — Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California. October 27, 1986 — Great Basin National Park, Nevada. October 27, 1992 — Great Egg Harbor National Scenic and Recreational River, New Jersey-Pennsylvania. October 27, 1992 — Keweenaw National Historical Park, Michigan. October 28, 1986 — Korean War Veterans National Memorial, District of Columbia. October 28, 1988 — Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, New Mexico. October 28, 1992 — Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, California.* October 31, 1988 — National Park of American Samoa, American Samoa. October 31, 1988 — Poverty Point National Monument, Louisiana. October 31, 1988 — Zuni-Cibola National Historical Park, New Mexico. October 31, 1990 — Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut. October 31, 1994 — Death Valley National Park, California-Nevada. October 31, 1994 — Joshua Tree National Park, California. October 31, 1994 — Mojave National Preserve, California. October 31, 1994 — New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, Louisiana. November 1, 1909 — Gran Quivira National Monument, New Mexico. (Later Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, 1980) November 2, 1966 — Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, New York. November 2, 1994 — Cane River Creole National Historical Park and Heritage Area, Louisiana. November 2, 1994 — Quinebaug and Shetucket River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Connecticut.* November 5, 1966 — Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana. November 6, 1998 — Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Arkansas. November 6, 1998 — Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Alabama. November 7, 2000 — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, Colorado. November 10, 1978 — Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Texas. November 10, 1978 — Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland. November 10, 1978 — Badlands National Park, South Dakota. November 10, 1978 — Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, Canada-Mexico. November 10, 1978 — Delaware National Scenic River, Pennsylvania-New Jersey-New York. November 10, 1978 — Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, Washington. November 10, 1978 — Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1978 — Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1978 — Iditarod National Historic Trail, Alaska.* November 10, 1978 — Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Louisiana. November 10, 1978 — Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Hawaii. November 10, 1978 — Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, Missouri to Oregon.* November 10, 1978 — Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, Virginia. November 10, 1978 — Middle Delaware National Scenic River, Pennsylvania -New Jersey. November 10, 1978 — Missouri National Recreation River, Nebraska-South Dakota. November 10, 1978 — Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, Illinois to Utah.* November 10, 1978 — New River Gorge National River, West Virginia. November 10, 1978 — Oregon National Historic Trail, Missouri to Oregon.* November 10, 1978 — Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site, Texas. November 10, 1978 — New Jersey Pinelands National Preserve, New Jersey.* November 10, 1978 — Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park, Hawaii. November 10, 1978 — Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, Texas. November 10, 1978 — Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site, New York. November 10, 1978 — San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Texas. November 10, 1978 — Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California. November 10, 1978 — Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota. November 10, 1978 — Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Maryland. November 10, 1978 — Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreation River, New York-Pennsylvania. November 10, 1978 — Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Massachusetts-Rhode Island.* November 11, 1978 — Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas. (Later Amistad National Recreation Area, 1990) November 12, 1971 — Arches National Park, Utah. November 12, 1996 — AIDS Memorial Grove National Memorial, San Francisco-California.* November 12, 1996 — Aleutian World War II National Historic Area, Alaska.* November 12, 1996 — Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Massachusetts. November 12, 1996 — New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Massachusetts. November 12, 1996 — Nicodemus National Historic Site, Kansas. November 12, 1996 — Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas. November 12, 1996 — Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Oklahoma. November 12, 1998 — Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, New York.* November 14, 1936 — Bull Run Recreational Demonstration Area, Virginia. (Later Manassas National Battlefield Park, 1940) November 14, 1936 — Catoctin Recreational Demonstration Area, Maryland. (Later Catoctin Mountain Park, 1954) November 14, 1936 — Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area, Virginia. (Later Prince William Forest Park, 1948) November 16, 1907 — Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, New Mexico. November 16, 1990 — Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Arizona. November 17, 1942 — Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church National Historic Site, Pennsylvania.* November 18, 1988 — City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho. November 18, 1988 — Delaware & Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor, Pennsylvania. November 18, 1988 — Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho. November 18, 1988 — Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas, Minnesota. November 19, 1919 — Zion National Park, Utah. November 21, 1925 — Lava Beds National Monument, California. November 22, 2000 — Great Sand Dunes National Preserve, Colorado. November 26, 1952 — Adams National Historic Site, Massachusetts. (Later Adams National Historical Park, 1998) November 27, 1967 — Eisenhower National Historic Site, Pennsylvania. November 28, 1990 — Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Texas. November 28, 1990 — Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas. November 29, 1999 — Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, Ellsworth A.F.B. - South Dakota. November 30, 1915 — Walnut Canyon National Monument, Arizona. December 1, 1978 — Admiralty Island National Monument, Alaska.* (U.S. Forest Service) December 1, 1978 — Bechorof National Monument, Alaska.* (U.S. Forest Service) December 1, 1978 — Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska. December 1, 1978 — Misty Fjords National Monument, Alaska. (Later Transferred to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) December 1, 1978 — Yukon Flats National Monument, Alaska. December 2, 1969 — Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Site, Texas. (Later Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, 1980) December 2, 1969 — William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Ohio. December 2, 1980 — Alagnak Wild River, Alaska. December 2, 1980 — Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. (ANILCA) December 2, 1980 — Alatna Wild River, Alaska. December 2, 1980 — Aniakchak National Monument and National Preserve, Alaska. December 2, 1980 — Aniakchak Wild River, Alaska. December 2, 1980 — Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska. December 2, 1980 — Denali National Park and National Preserve, Alaska. December 2, 1980 — Gates of the Arctic National Park and National Preserve, Alaska. December 2, 1980 — Glacier Bay National Park and National Preserve, Alaska. December 2, 1980 — Katmai National Park and National Preserve, Alaska. December 2, 1980 — Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. December 2, 1980 — Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska. December 2, 1980 — Lake Clark National Park and National Preserve, Alaska. December 2, 1980 — Noatak National Preserve, Alaska. December 2, 1980 — Salmon Wild River, Alaska. December 2, 1980 — Tinayguk Wild River, Alaska.* December 2, 1980 — Tlikakila Wild River, Alaska.* December 2, 1980 — Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and National Preserve, Alaska. December 2, 1980 — Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, Alaska. December 4, 1953 — Wright Brothers National Memorial, North Carolina. December 6, 1955 — Edison Home National Historic Site, New Jersey. (Later Edison National Historic Site, 1962) December 7, 1886 — National Cemetery of Custer's Battlefield Reservation. (Later Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, 1991) December 7, 1908 — Wheeler National Monument, Colorado. (Abolished, 1950) December 8, 1906 — El Morro National Monument, New Mexico. December 8, 1906 — Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona. December 8, 1906 — Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona. (Later Petrified Forest National Park, 1962) December 9, 1924 — Wupatki National Monument, Arizona. December 9, 1946 — Adams Mansion National Historic Site, Massachusetts. (Later Adams National Historical Park, 1998) December 9, 1962 — Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. December 9, 1999 — Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miami National Historic Site, Ohio.* December 9, 1999 — Thomas Cole National Historic Site, New York.* December 10, 1991 — Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana. December 11, 1963 — Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, Tennessee. December 12, 1919 — Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska. December 12, 1919 — Yucca House National Monument, Colorado. December 12, 1977 — Green Springs Historic District, Virginia.* December 16, 1970 — Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, Missouri. December 16, 1987 — Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, North Carolina to Oklahoma.* December 18, 1940 — Jamestown National Historic Site, Virginia.* December 18, 1940 — Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, New York. December 18, 1946 — Coulee Dam National Recreation Area, Washington. (Later Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, 1997) December 18, 1971 — Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. December 19, 1907 — Tonto National Monument, Arizona. December 19, 1980 — Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico. December 19, 1980 — Salinas National Monument, New Mexico. (Later Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, 1988) December 20, 1935 — Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, Missouri. December 20, 1975 — Father Marquette National Memorial, Michigan.* December 22, 1932 — Grand Canyon National Monument, Arizona. (Later Grand Canyon National Park, 1975) December 22, 1980 — Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Hawaii. December 23, 1987 — Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, Georgia. December 24, 1960 — St. Thomas National Historic Site, Virgin Islands. (Abolished, 1975) December 26, 1988 — Bluestone National Scenic River, West Virginia. December 26, 1988 — Gauley River National Recreation Area, West Virginia. December 27, 1894 — Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. December 27, 1974 — Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, Ohio. (Later Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 2000) December 28, 1961 — Buck Island Reef National Monument, Virgin Islands. December 28, 1973 — Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac, District of Columbia. December 28, 1980 — James A. Garfield National Historic Site, Ohio. December 28, 1980 — Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Texas. December 28, 1980 — Women's Rights National Historical Park, New York. December 31, 1964 — Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Wyoming -Montana. December 31, 1987 — Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico. December 31, 1987 — El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico.
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