National Battlefields

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United States federal protected area designation historic site designation

National Battlefields are federally protected historic sites within the United States that preserve and interpret significant military battlefields from the nation’s past.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
U.S. National Battlefield	3
American Civil War historic sites	1
National Battlefield	1
National Battlefield Site	1
National Battlefield Sites	1
National Battlefields of the United States	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal protected area designation ⓘ historic site designation ⓘ
access	open to the public ⓘ
administeredBy	National Park Service ⓘ
conservationFocus	archeological resource protection ⓘ cultural landscape preservation ⓘ historic structures preservation ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designationCriteria	association with important military events ⓘ integrity of battlefield landscape ⓘ nationally significant battlefield ⓘ
documentation	National Park Service management plans ⓘ
fundingSource	federal appropriations ⓘ
governedBy	U.S. federal law ⓘ
hasGoal	commemoration of military service ⓘ preservation of national heritage ⓘ
hasPurpose	interpretation of military history ⓘ preservation of historic battlefields ⓘ public education ⓘ
hasRegulation	resource protection rules ⓘ visitor use regulations ⓘ
legalStatus	federally protected ⓘ
managedBy	United States Department of the Interior ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
mayInclude	battlefield monuments ⓘ interpretive trails ⓘ military cemeteries ⓘ visitor centers ⓘ
overseenBy	United States Congress ⓘ surface form: U.S. Congress (designation authority)
partOf	United States National Park System ⓘ
primaryAudience	general public ⓘ researchers ⓘ students ⓘ
relatedTo	National Military Parks of the United States ⓘ surface form: National Battlefield Parks National Battlefields self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: National Battlefield Sites National Historic Landmark ⓘ surface form: National Historic Landmarks National Military Parks of the United States ⓘ surface form: National Military Parks U.S. National Monument ⓘ surface form: National Monuments
subjectOf	United States military history ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	American Civil War ⓘ American Revolutionary War ⓘ other U.S. military conflicts ⓘ
typicalActivities	battlefield tours ⓘ commemorative events ⓘ historic interpretation ⓘ living history programs ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Antietam National Battlefield → designation → National Battlefields ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. National Battlefield

Fort Necessity National Battlefield → designation → National Battlefields ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Battlefield

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park → establishedAs → National Battlefields ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Battlefield Site

United States National Park System → hasPart → National Battlefields ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: U.S. National Battlefield

Antietam National Battlefield → partOf → National Battlefields ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Civil War historic sites

Battle of Antietam → preservedAs → National Battlefields ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. National Battlefield

National Historical Parks of the United States → relatedDesignation → National Battlefields ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Battlefields of the United States

National Battlefields → relatedTo → National Battlefields self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Battlefield Sites