Antiquities Act Stories
The Antiquities Act allows the President to designate, through executive action, National Monuments. This power has been used to protect wilderness, archaeological sites, and places that celebrate or commemorate our recent past.
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Preservation Tips and Tools 10 Essential Preservation Tools -
Preservation Magazine A Reimagined Library Opens the Cover of Fort Monroe's Black History -
Preservation Leadership Forum Update on the Journey to Protect Bears Ears and the Antiquities Act -
Native American History Living Connections to an Ancient Past at Wupatki National Monument -
Antiquities Act Op-Ed: What Passes and What Endures at Bears Ears -
Native American History "The Spirits Are Still There": A Personal Reflection on Bears Ears National Monument -
Preservation Leadership Forum A Grand Precedent: The Supreme Court and the Grand Canyon National Monument -
Antiquities Act Five Remarkable Sites To Explore Near Southeast Utah -
Asian American & Pacific Islander History How A Lost Internment Camp Became A National Monument -
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund President Obama Designates Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument -
Preservation Magazine Garden Variety: Explore the Brandywine River Valley
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