National Historic Landmark: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

In the United States, National Historic Landmarks are nationally significant historic places designated by the Secretary of the Interior because they possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the US. As of 2003, fewer than 2,500 historic places bear this national distinction. Working with citizens throughout the nation, the National Historic Landmarks Program draws upon the expertise of National Park Service staff who work to nominate new landmarks and provide assistance to existing landmarks. A friends group of owners and managers, the National Historic Landmark Stewards Association, also works to preserve, protect and promote National Historic Landmarks.

Organization

National Park systems are often confusing to the American public because of the variations of types of National Historic Landmarks. There are landmarks designated by Congressional legislation as well as landmarks designated by the United States President by Executive Order through the Antiquities Act of 1906. There are also sites designated by the armed forces as critical military landmarks. The 1916 National Park Service Organic Act proclaimed the equal importance of all sites designated as a national historic landmark in some form or other.

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Types of Sites

There are six major classifications of National Historic Landmarks:

National Park

  • mandate from the Congress of the United States
  • large natural places
  • protected wildlife
  • hunting and mining are banned

National Monument

  • mandate from the Antiquities Act of 1906
  • declared by the President of the United States
  • sites or objects of historic or scientific interest

National Historic Site

  • mandate from the Historic Sites Act of 1935 and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
  • declared by the Secretary of Interior of the United States
  • site with a single historical feature directly associated with subject
  • listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Historic Park

  • mandate from the Congress of the United States
  • historic sites extending beyond individual buildings

National Memorial

  • mandate from the Congress of the United States
  • commemorate a single person, groups of persons or event
  • doesn't need to occupy a site related to the actual person, persons or event

National Battlefield

  • mandate from the Congress of the United States
  • commemorate a site of military significance
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List of National Historic Landmarks

Following is a partial list of landmarks:

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawai'i

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

In Columbus:

...

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Ocean Drive Historic District - Newport

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

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