National Capital Parks, 1790-1933
|
1790 |
July 16 | District of Columbia authorized, including National
Capital Parks, National Mall, White House |
1866 |
April 7 | Ford's Theatre, District of Columbia (date acquisition
authorized; designated a NHS 1970) |
1890 |
Sept. 27 | Rock Creek Park, District of Columbia |
1896 |
June 11 | House Where Lincoln Died, District of Columbia (date
acquisition authorized; incorporated in Ford's Theatre NHS 1970) |
1897 |
March 3 | Potomac Park, District of Columbia (component of National
Capital Parks) |
1928 |
May 23 | Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Virginia (incorporated in George Washington
Memorial Parkway 1930) |
1930 |
May 29 | George Washington Memorial Parkway, Virginia and Maryland |
National Memorials, 1876-1933
|
1876 |
Aug. 2 | Washington Monument, District of Columbia (date accepted by United
States; dedicated 1885) |
1877 |
March 3 | Statue of Liberty, New York (date accepted by United States;
dedicated 1886; also listed with Other War Department Properties) |
1911 |
Feb. 9 | Lincoln Memorial, District of Columbia (dedicated 1922) |
1913 |
Oct. 14 | Cabrillo NM, California (also listed with Other War Department Properties) |
1916 |
July 17 | Abraham Lincoln NP, Kentucky (also listed with Other War Department Properties) |
1925 |
March 23 | Mount Rushmore NMem, South Dakota |
1927 |
March 2 | Kill Devil Hill Monument, North Carolina (redesignated
Wright Brothers NMem 1953; also listed with Other War Department Properties) |
1928 |
May 23 | George Rogers Clark Memorial, Indiana (incorporated in George Rogers Clark
NHP 1966) |
1932 |
May 21 | Theodore Roosevelt Island, District of Columbia |
National Battlefield Areas, 1890-1933
|
1890 |
Aug. 19 | Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP, Georgia and Tennessee |
Aug. 30 | Antietam NBS, Maryland (redesignated a NB 1978) |
1894 |
Dec. 27 | Shiloh NMP, Tennessee |
1895 |
Feb. 11 | Gettysburg NMP, Pennsylvania |
1899 |
Feb. 21 | Vicksburg NMP, Mississippi |
1907 |
March 4 | Chalmette Monument and Grounds, Louisiana (redesignated
Chalmette NHP 1939; incorporated in Jean Lafitte NHP and Preserve 1978) |
1917 |
Feb. 8 | Kennesaw Mountain NBS, Georgia (redesignated a NBP 1935) |
March 2 | Guilford Courthouse NMP, North Carolina |
1926 |
June 2 | Moores Creek NMP, North Carolina (redesignated a NB 1980) |
July 3 | Petersburg NMP, Virginia (redesignated a NB 1962) |
1927 |
Feb. 14 | Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial NMP, Virginia |
March 3 | Stones River NMP, Tennessee (redesignated a NB 1980) |
1928 |
March 26 | Fort Donelson NMP, Tennessee (redesignated a NB 1985) |
1929 |
Feb. 21 | Brices Cross Roads NBS, Mississippi |
Feb. 21 | Tupelo NBS, Mississippi (redesignated a NB 1961) |
March 4 | Cowpens NBS, South Carolina (redesignated a NB 1972) |
1930 |
June 18 | Appomattox Court House monument, Virginia (designated
Appomattox Court House National Historical Monument 1935; redesignated a NHP
1954) |
1931 |
March 4 | Fort Necessity NBS, Pennsylvania (redesignated a NB 1961) |
March 4 | Kings Mountain NMP, South Carolina |
Other War Department Properties, 1910-1933
|
1910 |
June 23 | Big Hole Battlefield NM, Montana (redesignated Big Hole NB 1963) |
1913 |
Oct. 14 | Cabrillo NM, California (also listed with National Memorials) |
1916 |
July 17 | Abraham Lincoln NP, Kentucky (redesignated a NHP 1939; redesignated
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace NHS 1959; also listed with National Memorials) |
1923 |
March 2 | Mound City Group NM, Ohio (incorporated in Hopewell Culture NHP 1992) |
1924 |
Oct. 15 | Castle Pinckney NM, South Carolina (abolished 1956) |
Oct. 15 | Fort Marion NM, Florida (redesignated Castillo de San Marcos NM 1942) |
Oct. 15 | Fort Matanzas NM, Florida |
Oct. 15 | Fort Pulaski NM, Georgia |
Oct. 15 | Statue of Liberty NM, New York (also listed with National Memorials |
1925 |
Feb. 6 | Meriwether Lewis NM, Tennessee (incorporated in Natchez Trace Parkway
1961) |
March 3 | Fort McHenry NP, Maryland (redesignated Fort McHenry NM and
Historic Shrine 1939) |
March 4 | Custis-Lee Mansion, Virginia (date restoration authorized;
designated Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, 1972) |
Sept. 5 | Father Millet Cross NM, New York (abolished 1949) |
1927 |
March 2 | Kill Devil Hill Monument, North Carolina (also listed with National Memorials) |
1930 |
May 29 | Fort Washington, Maryland (date transfer to George
Washington Memorial Parkway authorized; transferred 1940) |
Agriculture Department National Monuments, 1907-1933
|
1907 |
May 6 | Cinder Cone NM, California (incorporated in Lassen Volcanic NP 1916) |
May 6 | Lassen Peak NM, California (incorporated in Lassen Volcanic NP 1916) |
Nov. 16 | Gila Cliff Dwellings NM, New Mexico |
Dec. 19 | Tonto NM, Arizona |
1908 |
Jan. 11 | Grand Canyon NM, Arizona (incorporated in Grand Canyon NP 1919) |
Jan. 16 | Pinnacles NM, California (transferred to Interior Dept. 1910) |
Feb. 7 | Jewel Cave NM, South Dakota |
Dec. 7 | Wheeler NM, Colorado (abolished 1950) |
1909 |
March 2 | Mount Olympus NM, Washington (incorporated in Olympic NP 1938) |
July 12 | Oregon Caves NM, Oregon |
1911 |
July 6 | Devils Postpile NM, California |
1915 |
Nov. 30 | Walnut Canyon NM, Arizona |
1916 |
Feb. 11 | Bandelier NM, New Mexico (transferred to Interior Dept. 1932) |
Oct. 25 | Old Kasaan NM, Alaska (abolished 1955) |
1922 |
Jan. 24 | Lehman Caves NM, Nevada (incorporated in Great Basin NP 1986) |
Oct. 14 | Timpanogos Cave NM, Utah |
1923 |
June 8 | Bryce Canyon NM, Utah (redesignated Utah NP and
transferred to Interior Dept. 1924; redesignated Bryce Canyon NP 1928) |
1924 |
April 18 | Chiricahua NM, Arizona |
1929 |
May 11 | Holy Cross NM, Colorado (abolished 1950) |
1930 |
May 26 | Sunset Crater NM, Arizona (redesignated Sunset Crater Volcano NM 1990) |
1933 |
March 1 | Saguaro NM, Arizona (redesignated a NP 1994) |