Learn More About These National Monuments
These special places are among the 152 saved by the Antiquities Act. Since the law’s enactment in 1906, 16 out of 19 Presidents (eight Democratic and eight Republican) have used their authority to either establish new national monuments or enlarge existing monuments for future generations to enjoy.
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Bears Ears and Ancestral Places of Southeast Utah
Colorado Plateau, Utah
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Theodore Roosevelt's Elkhorn Ranch
Medora, North Dakota
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Fort Monroe National Monument
Hampton, Virginia
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Pullman National Historical Park
Chicago, Illinois
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The Stonewall Inn
New York, New York
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Chimney Rock National Monument
Near Pagosa Springs, Colorado
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A.G. Gaston Motel
Birmingham, Alabama
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Bandelier National Monument
Los Alamos, New Mexico
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Denali National Park
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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Fort Union National Monument
Watrous, New Mexico
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Governors Island National Monument
New York, New York
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Joshua Tree National Park
Twentynine Palms, California
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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Crow Agency, Montana
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Ocmulgee National Historical Park
Macon, Georgia
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President Lincoln's Cottage
Washington, DC
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World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
Honolulu, Hawaii
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Zion National Park
Springdale, Utah
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Ellis Island National Monument
New York, New York
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