National Historical Parks of the United States

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United States National Park Service designation protected area designation

National Historical Parks of the United States are protected areas managed by the National Park Service that preserve and interpret sites of major historical significance across the nation.

Aliases (5)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States National Park Service designation → protected area designation →
accessPolicy	generally open to the public →
administeredBy	National Park Service →
conservationFocus	archaeological resources → cultural landscapes → historic buildings → museum collections →
country	United States of America →
distinguishedFrom	National Historical Sites of the United States → National Monuments of the United States → National Parks of the United States →
focusesOn	events of major national historical significance → figures of major national historical significance → themes of major national historical significance →
fundedBy	United States federal appropriations →
governedBy	Title 54 of the United States Code →
hasLegalBasis	United States federal law →
hasOfficialLanguage	English →
includesExample	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park → Boston National Historical Park → Chaco Culture National Historical Park → Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park → Colonial National Historical Park → Harpers Ferry National Historical Park → Independence National Historical Park → Morristown National Historical Park → Petersburg National Battlefield → San Antonio Missions National Historical Park → Saratoga National Historical Park → Valley Forge National Historical Park →
managedBy	U.S. Department of the Interior →
operatorType	federal government agency →
partOf	United States National Park System →
purpose	historic education → preservation of historically significant sites → public interpretation of United States history →
relatedDesignation	National Battlefields of the United States → National Historical Sites of the United States → National Military Parks of the United States →
subclassOf	United States national park unit type → cultural heritage site category → historic preservation area →
timePeriodCovered	19th century United States history → 20th century United States history → American Revolutionary War era → Colonial era of the United States → United States Civil War era →
typicalActivities	educational programs → guided tours → historical interpretation programs →
typicalFeatures	multiple historic resources within a broader landscape → visitor centers and interpretive exhibits →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Franklin Court ("U.S. National Historical Park component site") → Lowell, Massachusetts ("National Historical Park") → Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit) ("U.S. National Historical Park") → Mission San José ("National Historical Park") → Morristown encampments ("U.S. National Historical Park") → Thomas Edison National Historical Park ("U.S. National Historical Park") →	heritageDesignation
Boston National Historical Park → Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park → Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site → San Antonio Missions National Historical Park → Thomas Edison National Historical Park →	category
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park ("U.S. National Historical Park") → Valley Forge National Historical Park ("National Historical Park") →	designation
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park → Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site ("National Park Service sites in Alabama") →	hasCategory
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park ("U.S. National Historical Park") → Sitka National Historical Park ("National Historical Park") →	hasDesignation
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park ("National Historical Park") →	currentDesignation
Adams National Historical Park ("National Historical Park") →	hasHeritageDesignation
United States National Park System ("National Historical Parks") →	hasPart
U.S. National Memorial ("U.S. National Historical Park") →	isDifferentFrom
U.S. National Historic Site ("U.S. National Historical Park") →	relatedDesignation