U.S. National Monument

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federal conservation designation type of protected area

A U.S. National Monument is a federally protected area in the United States designated to preserve significant natural, cultural, or historical features, often established by presidential proclamation.

Aliases (8)

National Monuments ×3
National Monuments of the United States ×3
National Monument ×2
National Monument and Historic Shrine ×1
U.S. National Monument System ×1
U.S. national monuments ×1
United States national monument ×1
United States national monuments ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal conservation designation → type of protected area →
administeredBy	U.S. Bureau of Land Management → surface form: "Bureau of Land Management" National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration → National Park Service → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service → U.S. Forest Service →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States government → surface form: "federal government of the United States"
canBeDesignatedBy	United States Congress →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
designatedBy	President of the United States →
designationMethod	act of Congress → presidential proclamation →
differentFrom	U.S. National Forest → U.S. National Historic Site → U.S. National Park → National Wildlife Refuge System → surface form: "U.S. National Wildlife Refuge"
firstExample	Devils Tower National Monument →
firstExampleInception	1906 →
governedBy	U.S. federal law →
hasCharacteristic	federally protected area → management varies by administering agency → may allow recreation → may include archaeological sites → may include historic structures → may include important ecosystems → may include land and marine areas → may include unique geological formations → may restrict resource extraction → permanent protection intent → public land designation →
inception	1906 →
isPartOf	U.S. conservation policy tools → United States protected areas system →
legalBasis	Antiquities Act of 1906 →
mayInclude	marine protected areas → submerged lands →
purpose	preservation of significant cultural features → preservation of significant historical features → preservation of significant natural features →
regulates	land use within designated boundaries →
relatedTo	Antiquities Act presidential powers →
requires	federal land or interests in land →
scopeDefinedBy	proclamation or enabling legislation →
typicalActivities	education → hiking → scientific research → sightseeing →

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arrowhead emblem → associatedWith → U.S. National Monument →

this entity surface form: "U.S. national monuments"

Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument → category → U.S. National Monument →

this entity surface form: "National Monuments of the United States"

Statue of Liberty National Monument → category → U.S. National Monument →

this entity surface form: "National Monuments of the United States"

Fort McHenry → designatedAs → U.S. National Monument →

this entity surface form: "National Monument and Historic Shrine"

Governors Island → designatedAs → U.S. National Monument →

this entity surface form: "National Monument"

Devils Tower National Monument → designation → U.S. National Monument →

Mariana Trench Marine National Monument → designation → U.S. National Monument →

Misty Fjords National Monument (nearby) → designation → U.S. National Monument →

subject surface form: "Misty Fjords National Monument"

this entity surface form: "National Monument"

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument → designation → U.S. National Monument →

Statue of Liberty National Monument → designation → U.S. National Monument →

Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument → designation → U.S. National Monument →

National Historical Parks of the United States → distinguishedFrom → U.S. National Monument →

this entity surface form: "National Monuments of the United States"

Devils Postpile National Monument → establishedAs → U.S. National Monument →

Fort McHenry → hasHeritageDesignation → U.S. National Monument →

United States National Park System → hasPart → U.S. National Monument →

this entity surface form: "National Monuments"

Gibbet Island → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Monument →

subject surface form: "Ellis Island"

Freedom Riders National Monument → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Monument →

this entity surface form: "United States national monument"

Statue of Liberty → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Monument →

National Conservation Lands → includes → U.S. National Monument →

this entity surface form: "National Monuments"

U.S. National Memorial → isDifferentFrom → U.S. National Monument →

NPS → manages → U.S. National Monument →

subject surface form: "National Park Service"

this entity surface form: "United States national monuments"

U.S. Pacific national monuments → partOf → U.S. National Monument →

this entity surface form: "U.S. National Monument System"

Mariana Trench → protectedAreaDesignation → U.S. National Monument →

U.S. National Historic Site → relatedDesignation → U.S. National Monument →

National Battlefields → relatedTo → U.S. National Monument →

this entity surface form: "National Monuments"