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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This May, our Preservation Month theme is “People Saving Places” to shine the spotlight on everyone doing the work of saving places—in big ways and small—and inspiring others to do the same!

Celebrate!