List of National Memorials of the United States

Jefferson Memorial

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial

National Memorial is a designation in the United States for a protected area that memorializes a historic person or event.^[1] National memorials are authorized by the United States Congress. The memorial need not be located on a site directly related to the subject^[1] and many, such as the Lincoln Memorial, do not have the word "national" in their titles.

There are 29 national memorials that are owned and administered by the National Park Service as official units. Five more are administered by other organizations but receive assistence from the NPS and are considered affiliated areas of the National Park Service. The earliest and perhaps most recognizable National Memorial is the uniquely designated Washington Monument, which was completed in 1884 and transferred to the NPS in 1933. The most recently created national memorial is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, dedicated in 2011. National memorials are located in fourteen states and the District of Columbia. Washington, DC, has the most, with ten, followed by Pennsylvania and New York, each with three. The affiliated areas are in a further three states and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Nine national memorials commemorate US presidents, four commemorate wars, and seven commemorate other historic figures. As with all historic areas within the National Park System, national memorials are automatically listed on the National Register of Historic Places; however, some memorials that are affiliated areas are not listed on the Register.

Occasionally, a private organization will erect a memorial and use the word "national" in the name, without Congressional authorization. While these are intended to be national in scope, they are not "National Memorials", in the sense that they have the recognition of the American people, through its government. One example is the George Washington Masonic National Memorial.

National Memorials

Name	Photo	Location	Date Formed[2][3]	Area[2]	Description
Arkansas Post		Arkansas	01960-07-06July 6, 1960		[4]
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial		Virginia	01955 1955		[5]
Chamizal		Texas	01966-06-30June 30, 1966		[6]
Coronado		Arizona	01952-07-09July 9, 1952		[7]
De Soto		Florida	01948-03-11March 11, 1948		[8]
Federal Hall		New York	01955-08-11August 11, 1955		[9]
Flight 93		Pennsylvania	02011-09-10September 10, 2011		[10]
Fort Caroline		Florida	02011		[11]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial		District of Columbia	01997-05-02May 2, 1997		[12]
General Grant		New York	02011		[13]
Hamilton Grange		New York	02011		[14]
Jefferson National Expansion		Missouri	02011		[15]
Johnstown Flood		Pennsylvania	02011		[16]
Korean War Veterans Memorial		District of Columbia	02011		[17]
Lincoln Boyhood		Indiana	02011		[18]
Lincoln Memorial		District of Columbia	02011		[19]
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac		District of Columbia	02011		[20]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial		District of Columbia	02011		[21]
Mount Rushmore		South Dakota	02011		[22]
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial		Ohio	02011		[23]
Port Chicago Naval Magazine		California	02011		[24]
Roger Williams		Rhode Island	02011		[25]
Thaddeus Kosciuszko		Pennsylvania	02011		[26]
Theodore Roosevelt Island		District of Columbia	02011		[27]
Thomas Jefferson Memorial		District of Columbia	02011		[28]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial		District of Columbia	02011		[29]
Washington Monument		District of Columbia	02011		[30]
World War II Memorial		District of Columbia	02011		[31]
Wright Brothers		North Carolina	02011		[32]

Affiliated areas

Name	Photo	Location	Date Formed[2][33]	Area[2]	Description
American Memorial Park		Northern Mariana Islands	02011		[34]
Benjamin Franklin		Pennsylvania	02011		[35]
Father Marquette		Michigan	02011		[36]
Oklahoma City		Oklahoma	02011		[37]
Red Hill Patrick Henry		Virginia	02011		[38]

See also

• List of areas in the United States National Park System
• Presidential memorials in the United States
• U.S. National Monument

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Designation of National Park System Units, National Park Service, last updated March 28, 2000
2. ^ ^{a b c d} (PDF) The National Parks: Index 2005–2007. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service. ISBN 9780912627755. http://www.nps.gov/pub_aff/refdesk/index2005_07.pdf. Retrieved 19 March 2010. 
3. ^ "National Park System Areas Listed in Chronological Order of Date Authorized under DOI" (PDF). National Park Service. 27 June 2005. http://home.nps.gov/applications/budget2/documents/chronop.pdf. Retrieved 3 February 2011. 
4. ^ "Arkansas Post National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/arpo/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
5. ^ "Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/arho/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
6. ^ "Chamizal National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/cham/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
7. ^ "Coronado National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/coro/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
8. ^ "De Soto National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/deso/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
9. ^ "Federal Hall National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/feha/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
10. ^ "Flight 93 National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/flni/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
11. ^ "Fort Caroline National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/foco/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
12. ^ "Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/frde/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
13. ^ "General Grant National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/gegr/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
14. ^ "Hamilton Grange National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/hagr/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
15. ^ "Jefferson National Expansion Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/jeff/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
16. ^ "Johnstown Flood National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/jofl/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
17. ^ "Korean War Veterans Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/kowa/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
18. ^ "Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/libo/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
19. ^ "Lincoln Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/linc/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
20. ^ "Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/lyba/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
21. ^ "Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/mlkm/. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
22. ^ "Mount Rushmore National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/moru/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
23. ^ "Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/pevi/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
24. ^ "Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/poch/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
25. ^ "Roger Williams National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/rowi/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
26. ^ "Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/thko/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
27. ^ "Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/this/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
28. ^ "Thomas Jefferson Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/thje/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
29. ^ "Vietnam Veterans Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/vive/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
30. ^ "Washington Monument". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/wash/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
31. ^ "World War II National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/nwwm/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
32. ^ "Wright Brothers National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/wrbr/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
33. ^ "National Park System Areas Listed in Chronological Order of Date Authorized under DOI" (PDF). National Park Service. 27 June 2005. http://home.nps.gov/applications/budget2/documents/chronop.pdf. Retrieved 18 January 2010. 
34. ^ "American Memorial Park". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/amme/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
35. ^ "Benjamin Franklin National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/inde/benjamin-franklin-national-memorial.htm. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
36. ^ "Father Marquette National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/fama/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
37. ^ "Oklahoma City National Memorial". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/okci/. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
38. ^ "Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial". National Park Service.