U.S. National Memorial

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protected area designation in the United States type of federally designated commemorative site

A U.S. National Memorial is a federally recognized site in the United States dedicated to commemorating significant historical events, individuals, or themes of national importance.

Aliases (2)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	protected area designation in the United States → type of federally designated commemorative site →
administeredBy	United States federal government →
appliesToJurisdiction	federal lands or federally designated properties in the United States →
country	United States of America →
designationGrantedBy	United States Congress →
fundingSource	federal appropriations →
governedBy	federal law →
hasAccess	generally open to the public →
hasActivities	educational programs → interpretive exhibits → public commemoration ceremonies →
hasExample	Flight 93 National Memorial → Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial → Jefferson Memorial → Korean War Veterans Memorial → Lincoln Memorial → Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial → Mount Rushmore National Memorial → Oklahoma City National Memorial → Pearl Harbor National Memorial → Stonewall National Monument and National Memorial (planned or conceptual) → Vietnam Veterans Memorial → World War II Memorial →
hasLanguage	English (official documentation) →
hasPurpose	commemorate significant historical events → commemorate significant individuals → commemorate themes of national importance →
hasScope	national significance →
hasTheme	American history → civil rights → military history → national tragedies → presidential history →
isDifferentFrom	U.S. National Battlefield → U.S. National Cemetery → U.S. National Historic Site → U.S. National Historical Park → U.S. National Monument → U.S. National Park →
legalStatus	federally recognized site designation →
mayBeDesignatedBy	Presidential proclamation in some cases →
mayInclude	historic structures → interpretive centers → landscaped grounds → monuments → museums →
mayReceive	private donations →
partOf	United States National Park System designations →
typicallyManagedBy	National Park Service →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hamilton Grange National Memorial ("National Memorials of the United States") → National World War I Memorial ("National Memorials of the United States") →	category
General Grant National Memorial → General Grant National Memorial →	heritageDesignation
USS Arizona Memorial →	hasDesignation
U.S. National Memorial ("Mount Rushmore National Memorial") →	hasExample