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.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. National Monument canonical	24
National Monument	4
National Monuments	4
National Monuments of the United States	3
National Monument of the United States	2
U.S. national monuments	2
National Monument and Historic Shrine	1
U.S. National Monument System	1
U.S. National Monument protected area	1
U.S. National Monument unit	1
United States National Monument	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 (46)

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

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

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

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

this entity surface form: National Monument and Historic Shrine

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

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

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

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

NPS → manages → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

subject surface form: National Park Service

this entity surface form: United States national monuments

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

this entity surface form: National Monuments

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

this entity surface form: National Monuments of the United States

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

this entity surface form: U.S. national monuments

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

this entity surface form: National Monument

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

this entity surface form: National Monuments

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

this entity surface form: National Monuments of the United States

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

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

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

this entity surface form: National Monuments of the United States

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

subject surface form: Ellis Island

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

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

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

this entity surface form: United States national monument

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

this entity surface form: National Monuments

Organ Pipe Cactus 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

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

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

Tsankawi → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. National Monument unit

Russell Cave National Monument → designation → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

Constitution Gardens (adjacent/associated area) → associatedWith → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

subject surface form: Constitution Gardens

this entity surface form: U.S. national monuments

NLCS → includes → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

subject surface form: National Conservation Lands

this entity surface form: National Monuments

Admiralty Island → designatedAs → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Monument

Freedom’s Fortress → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Monument of the United States

Cabrillo National Monument → designation → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

Castillo de San Marcos → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

Pearl and Hermes Atoll → hasProtectionStatus → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. National Monument protected area

Castle Clinton → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park → designatedAs → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Monument

George Washington Carver National Monument → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

Aztec Ruins → protectedAreaStatus → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

Fort Pulaski National Monument → designation → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States National Monument

Lava Beds → designatedAs → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

subject surface form: Lava Beds National Monument

this entity surface form: National Monument of the United States

Stonewall National Monument → hasHeritageDesignation → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

Poverty Point → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument → designation → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

Montezuma Castle National Monument → designatedAs → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

Petroglyph National Monument (part) → designation → U.S. National Monument ⓘ

subject surface form: Petroglyph National Monument