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| Note: In cases where the name has changed since the area was set aside, the current name is used. | |||
| PARK | DATE | ||
| Abraham Lincoln Birthplace NHS, KY | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933 as NP (established July 17, 1916); name changed to NHP Aug 11,1939; redesignated & renamed Sept 8, 1959 | ||
| Acadia NP, ME | July 8, 1916 as Sieur de Monts NM; became LafayetteNP Feb 26, 1919; redesignated Acadia NP Jan 19, 1929 | ||
| Ackia Battleground NM, MS | Aug 27, 1935; absorbed in Natchez Trace Parkway Aug 10, 1961 | ||
| Adams NHP, MA | Dec 9, 1946 as Adams Mansion NHS; changed | ||
| Nov 26, 1952 | |||
| Agate Fossil Beds NM, NE | June 5, 1965 authorized | ||
| Alagnak Wild River, AK | Dec 2, 1980 established | ||
| Alibates Flint Quarries NM, TX | Aug 21, 1965 authorized as Alibates Flint Quarries &Texas Panhandle Pueblo Culture NM; redesignated Nov 10, 1978 | ||
| Allegheny Portage Railroad NHS, PA | Aug 31, 1964 authorized | ||
| Amistad NRA, TX | Nov 11, 1965 cooperative agreement with US Section, International Boundary & Water Comm, US & Mexico | ||
| Andersonville NHS, GA | Oct 16, 1970 authorized | ||
| Andrew Johnson NHS, TN | Aug 29, 1935 as NM; redesignated NHS Dec 11, 1963 | ||
| Aniakchak NM, AK | Dec 1, 1978 proclaimed a NM; established as National Monument & Preserve Dec 2, 1980 | ||
| Aniakchak NPres, AK | Dec 2, 1980 established | ||
| Antietam Natl Cemetery, MD | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; deleted as separate area 1974; is part of its park | ||
| Antietam NB, MD | Transferred from War Dept as NBS Aug 10, 1933 (established Aug 30, 1890); redesignated Nov 10, 1978 | ||
| Apostle Islands NL, WI | Sept 26, 1970 established | ||
| Appalachian NST, ME-NH-VT-MA-CT-NY-NJ-PA-MD-VA-WV-TN-NC-GA | Oct 2, 1968 established | ||
| Appomattox Court House NHP, VA | Transferred from War Dept as Appomattox Battlefield SiteAug 10, 1933; (authorized Jun 18, 1930) changed to Appomattox Court House Natl Historical Monu Aug 13, 1935; redesignated NHP April 15, 1954 | ||
| Arbuckle NRA, OK | Feb 1, 1965; absorbed in Chickasaw NRA Mar 17, 1976 | ||
| Arches NP, UT | April 12, 1929 as NM; redesig as NP Nov 12, 1971 | ||
| Arkansas Post NMem, AR | July 6, 1960 authorized | ||
| Arlington House, VA (The Robert E Lee Memorial) |
Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933 as Custis-Lee Mansion (authorized March 4, 1925); name changed June 30, 1972 | ||
| Assateague Island NS, MD-VA | Sept 21, 1965 authorized | ||
| Aztec Ruins NM, NM | Jan 24, 1923 | ||
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| Badlands NP, SD | March 4, 1929 as NM; redesignated as NP Nov 10, 1978 | ||
| Bandelier NM, NM | Transferred from Forest Service, USDA Feb 25, 1932; (proclaimed Feb 11, 1916) | ||
| Battleground Natl Cemetery, DC | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; unit of NCP | ||
| Benjamin Franklin NM, PA | Oct 25, 1972 designated | ||
| Bent's Old Fort NHS, CO | June 3, 1960 authorized | ||
| Bering Land Bridge NPres, AK | Dec 1, 1978 proclaimed a NM; established as National Preserve Dec 2, 1980 | ||
| Big Bend NP, TX | June 20, 1935 authorized | ||
| Big Cypress NPres, FL | Oct 11, 1974 authorized | ||
| Big Hole NB, MT | Transferred from War Dept as NM Aug 10, 1933; (established as Big Hole Battlefield NM June 23,1910); changed to Big Hole NB May 17, 1963 | ||
| Big South Fork NR & Rec Area, KY-TN | March 7, 1974 authorized; NPS management Oct 22, 1976 | ||
| Big Thicket NPres, TX | Oct 11, 1974 authorized | ||
| Bighorn Canyon NRA, WY-MT | Administered under cooperative agreement with Bureau of Reclamation, DOI Dec 31, 1964; established Oct 15, 1966 | ||
| Biscayne NP, FL | Oct 18, 1968 as NM; redesignated NP June 28, 1980 | ||
| Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP, CO | March 2, 1933; NP Oct. 1999 | ||
| Blue Ridge Parkway, VA-NC | June 30, 1936 | ||
| Bluestone NSR, WV | Oct 26, 1988 authorized | ||
| Booker T. Washington NM, VA | April 2, 1956 authorized | ||
| Boston African-American NHS, MA | Added as unit of NPS in 1988; authorized Oct 10, 1980 | ||
| Boston NHP, MA | Oct 1, 1974 authorized | ||
| Boston Harbor Islands NRA, MA | Nov 12, 1996 | ||
| Brices Cross Roads NBS, MS | Transferred from War Dept as BS Aug 10, 1933; established Feb 21, 1929 | ||
| Brown v. Board of Education NHS, KS | Oct 26, 1992 | ||
| Bryce Canyon NP, UT | June 8, 1923 as NM; redesignated Utah NP June 7,1924; name changed Feb 25, 1928 | ||
| Buck Island Reef NM, Virgin Islands | Dec 28, 1961 proclaimed | ||
| Buffalo NR, AR | March 1, 1972 authorized | ||
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| Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; proclaimed Oct 14, 1913 | |||
| Cabrillo NM, CA | |||
| Camp Blount Tablets NMem, TN | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; abolished 1944 | ||
| Canaveral NS, FL | Jan 3, 1975 established | ||
| Cane River Creole NHP, LA | Nov 2, 1994 authorized | ||
| Canyon de Chelly NM, AZ | Feb 14, 1931 authorized | ||
| Canyonlands NP, UT | Sept 12, 1964 established | ||
| Cape Cod NS, MA | Aug 7, 1961 authorized; established June 1, 1966 | ||
| Cape Hatteras NS, NC | Aug 17, 1937 authorized | ||
| Cape Krusenstern NM, AK | Dec 1, 1978 proclaimed; established Dec 2, 1980 | ||
| Cape Lookout NS, NC | March 10, 1966 authorized | ||
| Capitol Reef NP, UT | Aug 2, 1937 as NM; established as NP Dec 18, 1971 | ||
| Capulin Volcano NM, NM | Aug 9, 1916 as Capulin Mountain NM; name changed Dec 31, 1987 | ||
| Carl Sandburg Home NHS, NC | Oct 17, 1968 authorized; estab Oct 27, 1972 | ||
| Carlsbad Caverns NP, NM | Oct 25, 1923 as Carlsbad Cave NM; redesignated May 14, 1930 | ||
| Casa Grande Ruins NM, AZ | Mar 2, 1889 (as Casa Grande Ruin); redesignated Casa Grande Ruins NM Dec, 1991 | ||
| Castillo de San Marcos NM, FL | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933 as Fort MarionNM (proclaim Oct 15, 1924); name changed Jun 5, 1942 | ||
| Castle Clinton NM, NY | Aug 12, 1946 authorized | ||
| Castle Pinckney NM, NY | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; abolished March 29, 1956 | ||
| Catoctin Mountain Park, MD | Nov 14, 1936 transferred from Resettlement Administration as Catoctin Recreation Demonstration Area; name changed July 12, 1954 | ||
| Cedar Breaks NM, UT | Aug 22, 1933 proclaimed | ||
| Cedar Creek and Belle Grove NHP, VA | December 19, 2002 | ||
| Chaco Culture NHP, NM | March 11, 1907 as Chaco Canyon NM; redesignated as NHP Dec 19, 1980 | ||
| Chamizal NMem, TX | June 30, 1966 authorized; established Feb 4, 1974 | ||
| Channel Islands NP, CA | April 26, 1938 as NM; redesignated as NP March 5, 1980 | ||
| Charles Pinckney NHS, SC | Sept 8, 1988 authorized | ||
| Chattahoochee River NRA, GA | Aug 15, 1978 established | ||
| Chattanooga Natl Cemetery, TN | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; deleted as separate area 1974; is part of its park | ||
| Chesapeake & Ohio Canal NHP, DC-MD-WV | Jan 18, 1961 proclaimed NM though under NPS since Sept 23, 1938; changed to NHP Jan 8, 1971 | ||
| Chichamauga & Chattanooga NMP, GA & TN | Transferred from War Department Aug 10, 1933; established Aug 19, 1890 | ||
| Chickasaw NRA, OK | July 1, 1902 as Sulphur Springs Reservation; redesignated Platt NP June 29, 1906; combined with Arbuckle NRA & redesignated March 17, 1976 | ||
| Chiricahua NM, AZ | Transferred from Forest Service, USDA Aug 10, 1933; proclaimed April 18, 1924 | ||
| Christiansted NHS, Virgin Islands | March 4, 1952 designated as Virgin Islands NHS; changed Jan 16, 1961 | ||
| City of Rocks NRes, ID | Nov 18, 1988 authorized | ||
| Clara Barton NHS, MD | Oct 26, 1974 authorized | ||
| Colonial NHP, VA | July 3, 1930 as NM; redesig as NHP June 5, 1936 | ||
| Colorado NM, CO | May 24, 1911 proclaimed | ||
| Congaree Swamp NM, SC | Oct 18, 1976 authorized | ||
| Constitution Gardens, DC | April 17, 1978 authorized | ||
| Coronado NMem, AZ | Aug 18, 1941 authorized as International Mememorial; redesignated July 9, 1952 | ||
| Cowpens NB, SC | Transferred from War Dept as NBS Aug 10, 1933 (established Mar 4, 1929); redesignated as NB Apr 11, 1972 | ||
| Crater Lake NP, OR | May 22, 1902 established | ||
| Craters of the Moon NM, ID | May 2, 1924 proclaimed | ||
| Craters of the Moon NPres, ID | Aug 28, 2002; P.L. 107-213 | ||
| Cumberland Gap NHP, KY-VA-TN | June 11, 1940 authorized | ||
| Cumberland Island NS, GA | Oct 23, 1972 established | ||
| Curecanti NRA, CO | Administered under cooperative agreement with Bureau of Reclamation, DOI Feb 11, 1965 | ||
| Cuyahoga Valley NP, OH | Dec 27, 1974 authorized; established 6/26/75 as NRA; NP Nov, 2000 | ||
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| Dayton Aviation NHP, OH | Oct 16, 1992 established | ||
| De Soto NMem, FL | March 11, 1948 authorized | ||
| Death Valley NP, NV-CA | Feb 11, 1933 proclaimed; NM to NP Oct 31, 1994 | ||
| Delaware NSR, NY-NJ-PA | Nov 10, 1978 established | ||
| Delaware Water Gap NRA, PA-NJ | Sept 1, 1965 authorized | ||
| Denali NP, AK | Feb 26, 1917 as Mt McKinley NP; separate Denali NM proclaimed Dec 1, 1978. Both incorporated into Denali NP &Pres Dec 2, 1980 | ||
| Denali NPres, AK | Dec 2, 1980 established | ||
| Devils Postpile NM, CA | Transferred from Forest Service, USDA Aug 10, 1933; proclaimed July 6, 1911 | ||
| Devils Tower NM, WY | Sep 24, 1906 | ||
| Dinosaur NM, UT-CO | Oct 4, 1915 (expanded into Colorado July 14, 1938) | ||
| Dry Tortugas NP, FL | Jan 4, 1935 Fort Jefferson NM proclaimed; name changed to Dry Tortugas NP Oct 26, 1992 | ||
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| Ebey's Landing NH Reserve, WA | Nov 10, 1978; became affiliated area 1988; Oct 7, 1992 changed from Affiliated Area to unit of NPS by Director Ridenour | ||
| Edgar Allan Poe NHS, PA | Nov 10, 1978 authorized | ||
| Edison NHS, NJ | Dec 6, 1955 designated Edison Home NHS; Edison Laboratory NM proclaimed July 14, 1956; areas combined as Edison NHS Sept 5, 1962 | ||
| Effigy Mounds NM, IA | Oct 25, 1949 proclaimed | ||
| Eisenhower NHS, PA | Nov 27, 1967 designated | ||
| El Malpais NM, NM | Dec 31, 1987 established | ||
| El Morro NM, NM | Dec 8, 1906 | ||
| Eleanor Roosevelt NHS, NY | May 27, 1977 authorized | ||
| Eugene O'Neill NHS, CA | Oct 12, 1976 authorized | ||
| Everglades NP, FL | May 30, 1934 authorized | ||
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| Father Marquette NM, MI | Dec 20, 1975 authorized | ||
| Father Millet Cross NM, NY | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; transferred to the State of New York Sept 7, 1949 | ||
| Federal Hall NMem, NY | May 26, 1939 as Federal Hall Memorial NHS; changed Aug 11, 1955 | ||
| Fire Island NS, NY | Sept 11, 1964 authorized | ||
| First Ladies NHS, OH | Oct 11, 2000 | ||
| Florissant Fossil Beds NM, CO | Aug 20, 1969 authorized | ||
| Ford's Theatre NHS, DC | Redesignated Lincoln Museum Feb 12, 1932; transferred from Office of Public Buildings & Public Parks of the National Capital Aug 10, 1933 as Lincoln Museum; redesignated Ford'sTheatre Apr 14, 1965; combined with House Where Lincoln Died (also transferred Aug 10, 1933) on June 23, 1970 as Ford's Theatre NHS | ||
| Fort Bowie NHS, AZ | Aug 30, 1964 authorized; estab July 29, 1972 | ||
| Fort Caroline NMem, FL | Sept 21, 1950 authorized | ||
| Fort Clatsop NMem, OR | May 29, 1958 authorized | ||
| Fort Davis NHS, TX | Sept 8, 1961 authorized; estab July 4, 1963 | ||
| Fort Donelson NB, TN | Estab as NMP March 26, 1928; transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; redesignated NB Aug 9, 1985 | ||
| Fort Donelson Natl Cemetery, TN | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; deleted as separate area 1974; is part of its park | ||
| Fort Frederica NM, GA | May 26, 1936 authorized | ||
| Fort Laramie NHS, WY | July 16, 1938 proclaimed as NM; changed to NHSApril 29, 1960 | ||
| Fort Larned NHS, KS | Aug 31, 1964 authorized; established Oct 14, 1966 | ||
| Fort Matanzas NM, FL | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; proclaimed Oct 15, 1924 | ||
| Fort McHenry NM & Historic Shrine, MD | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933 as NP (authorized Mar 3, 1925); redesignated Aug 11, 1939 | ||
| Fort Necessity NB, PA | Transferred from War Dept as NBS Aug 10, 1933 (established Mar 4, 1931); redesignated as NB Aug 10, 1961 | ||
| Fort Point NHS, CA | Oct 16, 1970 established | ||
| Fort Pulaski NM, GA | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; proclaimed Oct 15, 1924 | ||
| Fort Raleigh NHS, NC | April 5, 1941 designated | ||
| Fort Scott NHS, KS | Oct 19, 1978 authorized | ||
| Fort Smith NHS, AR | Sept 13, 1961 authorized | ||
| Fort Stanwix NM, NY | Aug 21, 1935 authorized | ||
| Fort Sumter NM, SC | April 28, 1948 authorized; accepted by DOI from Department of Army July 12, 1948 | ||
| Fort Union NM, NM | June 28, 1954 established | ||
| Fort Union Trading Post NHS,ND-MT | June 20, 1966 authorized | ||
| Fort Vancouver NHS, WA | June 19, 1948 authorized as NM; changed to NHS | ||
| June 30, 1961 | |||
| Fort Washington Park, MD | Jan 1, 1975; transfer of this area from War Dept was authorized May 29, 1930, effective Aug 12, 1940, but Fort Washington was not counted as an indepent area until Jan 1, 1975 in "National Parks & Landmarks" | ||
| Fossil Butte NM, WY | Oct 23, 1972 established | ||
| Franklin D Roosevelt Memorial, DC | May 2, 1997 | ||
| Frederick Douglass NHS, DC | Sept 5, 1962 authorized as Frederick Douglass Home; redesignated Feb 12, 1988 | ||
| Frederick Law Olmsted NHS, MA | Oct 12, 1979 authorized | ||
| Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial NMP, VA | Transferred from War Department Aug 10, 1933; established Feb 14, 1927 | ||
| Fredericksburg Natl Cemetery, VA | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; deleted as separate area 1974; is part of its park | ||
| Friendship Hill NHS, PA | Nov 10, 1978 authorized | ||
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| Gates of the Arctic NP, AK | Dec 1, 1978 proclaimed a NM; established as National Park & Preserve Dec 2, 1980 | ||
| Gates of the Arctic NPres, AK | Dec 2, 1980 established | ||
| Gateway NRA, NJ-NY | Oct 27, 1972 established | ||
| Gauley River NRA, WV | Oct 26, 1988 authorized | ||
| General Grant NMem, NY | Aug 14, 1958 transfer to Federal ownership(dedicated April 27, 1897) | ||
| George Rogers Clark NHP, IN | July 23, 1966 authorized | ||
| George Washington Birthplace NM, VA | Established Jan 23, 1930 (3/30/31 boundary change) | ||
| George Washington Carver NM, MO | July 14, 1943 authorized | ||
| George Washington Mem Pkwy,VA-MD | Transferred from Office of Public Buildings & Public Parks of the National Capital Aug 10, 1933; established May 29, 1930 | ||
| Georgia O'Keeffe NHS, NM | Sept 8, 1980; deauthorized 1983 | ||
| Gettysburg Natl Cemetery, PA | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; deleted as separate area 1974; is part of its park | ||
| Gettysburg NMP, PA | Transferred from War Department Aug 10, 1933; established Feb 11, 1895 | ||
| Gila Cliff Dwellings NM, NM | Transferred from Forest Service, USDA Aug 10, 1933; proclaimed Nov 16, 1907 | ||
| Glacier Bay NP, AK | Feb 25, 1925 as NM; estab as NP& Pres Dec 2, 1980 | ||
| Glacier Bay NPres, AK | Dec 2, 1980 established | ||
| Glacier NP, MT | May 11, 1910 established | ||
| Glen Canyon NRA, UT-AZ | April 18, 1958 & Sept 17, 1965 cooperative agreementswith Bureau of Reclamation; established Oct 27, 1972 | ||
| Golden Gate NRA, CA | Oct 27, 1972 established | ||
| Golden Spike NHS, UT | April 2, 1957 designated as NHS in non-Federal ownership; authorized for Federal ownership and administration July 30, 1965 | ||
| Governor's Island NM, NY | Jan 19, 2001signed | ||
| Grand Canyon NM, AZ | Dec 22, 1932 (absorbed Grand Canyon NP Jan 3. 1975) | ||
| Grand Canyon NP, AZ | Aug 15, 1919 transferred from Forest Service, USDA(established as NP Feb 26, 1919) | ||
| Grand Portage NM, MN | Sept 2, 1951 designated as NHS; changed to NM Sept 2, 1958 | ||
| Grand Teton NP, WY | Feb 26, 1929 | ||
| Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS, MT | Aug 25, 1972 authorized | ||
| Great Basin NP, NV | Oct 27, 1986; Lehman Caves NM proclaimed Jan 24,1922; transferred from Forest Service Aug 10, 1933; incorporated in Great Basin NP Oct 27, 1986 | ||
| Great Egg Harbor Scenic & Rec Riv, NJ | Oct 27, 1992 | ||
| Great Sand Dunes NP, CO | March 17, 1932 proclaimed as NM; redesignated NP&Pres Nov, 2000 | ||
| Great Sand Dunes N Preserve, CO | Nov, 2000 | ||
| Great Smoky Mts NP, NC-TN | May 22, 1926 (authorized) | ||
| Greenbelt Park, MD | Jan 1, 1975; transferred from Public Housing Authority Aug 3, 1950; first counted as area of System Jan 1, 1975 in "National Parks & Landmarks" | ||
| Guadalupe Mountains NP, TX | Oct 15, 1966 authorized; established Sept 30, 1972 | ||
| Guilford Courthouse NMP, NC | Transferred from War Department Aug 10, 1933 (established March 2, 1917) | ||
| Gulf Islands NS, FL-MS | Jan 8, 1971 authorized | ||
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| Haggerman Fossil Beds NM, ID | Nov 18, 1988 authorized | ||
| Haleakala NP, HI | Authorized as part of Hawaii NP Aug 1, 1916; redesignated Sept 13, 1960 | ||
| Hamilton Grange NMem, NY | April 27, 1962 authorized | ||
| Hampton NHS, MD | June 22, 1948 designated | ||
| Harpers Ferry NHP, WV-MD-VA | June 30, 1944 as NM; changed to NHP May 29, 1963 | ||
| Harry S Truman NHS, MO | May 23, 1983 established | ||
| Hawaii Volcanoes NP, HI | Aug 1, 1916 as Hawaii NP; redesignated Sep 22, 1961 | ||
| Herbert Hoover NHS, IA | Aug 12, 1965 authorized | ||
| Hohokam-Pima NM, AZ | Oct 21, 1972 authorized | ||
| Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt NHS, NY | Jan 15, 1944 designated | ||
| Homestead NM of America, NE | March 19, 1936 authorized | ||
| Hopewell Culture NHP, OH | May 27, 1992 transferred from War Dept Aug 10,1933 as Mound City Group NM; name changed to Hopewell Culture NHP May 27, 1992 | ||
| Hopewell Furnace NHS, PA | Aug 3, 1938 designated Hopewell Village NHS; namechanged Sept 19, 1985 | ||
| Horseshoe Bend NMP, AL | July 25, 1956 authorized | ||
| Hot Springs NP, AR | Apr 20, 1832 (as Reservation); redesignated as NPAug 4,1921. Hot Springs Reservation was authorized prior to founding of DOI. First area set aside, but not as a National Park concept | ||
| Hovenweep NM, CO-UT | March 2, 1923 | ||
| Hubbell Trading Post NHS, AZ | Aug 28, 1965 authorized | ||
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| Ice Age National Science Reserve, WI | Oct 13, 1964 (Affiliated Area) | ||
| Independence NHP, PA | June 28, 1948 authorized; established July 4, 1956 | ||
| Indiana Dunes NL, IN | Nov 5, 1966 authorized | ||
| Isle Royale NP, MI | March 3, 1931 | ||
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| James A Garfield NHS, OH | Dec 28, 1980 authorized | ||
| Jean Lafitte NHP & Pres, LA | Transferred from War Dept as Chalmette Monument & Gardens Aug 10, 1933 (established Mar 4, 1907); changed to NHP Aug 10, 1933; Chalmette absorbed in Jean Lafitte NHP& Pres Nov 10, 1978 | ||
| Jefferson National Expansion Mem, MO | Designated Dec 20, 1935; authorized May 17, 1954 | ||
| Jewel Cave NM, SD | Transferred from Forest Service, USDA Aug 10, 1933; proclaimed Feb 7, 1908 | ||
| Jimmy Carter NHS, GA | Dec 23, 1987 authorized | ||
| John D Rockefeller, Jr Mem Pkwy, WY | Aug 25, 1972 authorized | ||
| John Day Fossil Beds NM, OR | Oct 26, 1974 authorized | ||
| John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, DC | Authorized as National Cultural Center Sept 2, 1958; name changed Jan 23, 1964; non-performing arts functions transferred from Smithsonian Institute to NPS June 16, 1972; transferred back to Kennedy Center for Performing Arts Board of Directors Oct 16, 1994 | ||
| John F Kennedy NHS, MA | May 26, 1967 authorized | ||
| John Muir NHS, CA | Aug 31, 1964 authorized | ||
| Johnstown Flood NMem, PA | Aug 31, 1964 authorized | ||
| Joshua Tree NP, CA | Aug 10, 1936 proclaimed; NM to NP Oct 31, 1994 | ||
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| Kalaupapa NHP, HI | Dec 22, 1980 authorized | ||
| Kaloko-Honokohau NHP, HI | Nov 10, 1978 established | ||
| Katmai NP, AK | Sep 24, 1918 as NM; estab as NP & Pres Dec 2, 1980 | ||
| Katmai NPres, AK | Dec 2, 1980 established | ||
| Kenai Fjords NP, AK | Dec 1, 1978 proclaimed a NM; established as NP Dec 2, 1980 | ||
| Kennesaw Mountain NBP, GA | Transferred from War Dept as NBS Aug 10, 1933 (authorized Feb 8, 1917); changed to NBP Jun 26, 1935 | ||
| Keweenaw NHP, MI | Oct 27, 1992 | ||
| Kings Canyon NP, CA | Oct 1, 1890 as General Grant NP; redesignated and enlarged March 4, 1940 | ||
| Kings Mountain NMP, SC | Transferred from War Department Aug 10, 1933; established March 3, 1931 | ||
| Klondike Gold Rush NHP, AK-WA | June 30, 1976 authorized | ||
| Knife River Indian Village NHS, ND | Oct 26, 1974 authorized | ||
| Kobuk Valley NP, AK | Dec 1, 1978 proclaimed a NM; established as NP Dec 2, 1980 | ||
| Korean War Veterans Memorial, DC | July 27, 1995 dedicated | ||
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| Lake Chelan NRA, WA | Oct 2, 1968 established | ||
| Lake Clark NP, AK | Dec 1, 1978 proclaimed a NM; established as NP & NPres Dec 2, 1980 | ||
| Lake Clark NPres, AK | Dec 2, 1980 established | ||
| Lake Mead NRA, NV-AZ | Oct 13, 1936 & July 18, 1947 cooperative agreements with Bureau of Reclamation & DOI for NPS to administer area then called Boulder Dam NRA; name changed Aug 11, 1947; estab Oct 8, 1964 | ||
| Lake Meredith NRA, TX | March 15, 1965 cooperative agreement with Bureau of Reclamation empowers NPS to administer area then called Sanford NRA; name changed to Lake Meredith RA Oct 16, 1972; redesignated NRA Nov 28, 1990 | ||
| Lake Roosevelt NRA (Coulee Dam), WA | Dec 18, 1946 cooperative agreement with Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs for NPS to administer Coulee Dam NRA; name changed to Lake Roosevelt NRA 1/1/97 | ||
| Lassen Volcanic NP, CA | May 6, 1907 as Lassen Peak & Cinder Cone NMs;established as NP Aug 9, 1916 | ||
| Lava Beds NM, CA | Transferred from Forest Service, USDA Aug 10, 1933; proclaimed Nov 21, 1925 | ||
| Lewis & Clark Cavern NM, MT | May 16, 1911 (abolished May 24, 1937) | ||
| Lincoln Boyhood NMem, IN | Feb 19, 1962 authorized | ||
| Lincoln Home NHS, IL | Aug 18, 1971 authorized | ||
| Lincoln Memorial, DC | Transferred from Office of Public Buildings & Public Parks of the National Capital Aug 10, 1933 (authorized Feb 9, 1911) | ||
| Little Bighorn NM, MT | Transferred from War Dept July 1, 1940 as Natl Cemetery of Custer's Battlefield Reservation; changed to Custer Battlefield NM March 22, 1946; name changed Dec 10, 1991 | ||
| Little River Canyon Natl Pres, AL | Oct 21, 1992 established | ||
| Little Rock Central High NHS, AR | Nov 6, 1998 signed | ||
| Longfellow NHS, MA | Oct 9, 1972 authorized | ||
| Lowell NHP, MA | June 5, 1978 authorized | ||
| Lyndon B Johnson NHP, TX | Dec 2, 1969 authorized as NHS; redesignated NHP Dec 28, 1980 | ||
| Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac, DC | Jan 1, 1975; auth Dec 28, 1973; first counted as area of System Jan 1, 1975 in "National Parks & Landmarks" | ||
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| Maggie L Walker NHS, VA | Nov 10, 1978 authorized | ||
| Mammoth Cave NP, KY | May 25, 1926 (authorized) | ||
| Manassas NBP, VA | May 10, 1940 designated | ||
| Manzanar NHS, CA | March 3, 1992 established | ||
| Mar-A-Lago NHS, FL | Jan 16, 1969 (deauthorized in 1980) | ||
| Marble Canyon NM, AZ | Jan 20, 1969 (absorbed by Grand Canyon NP Jan 3. 1975) | ||
| Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP, VT | Aug 26, 1992 established | ||
| Martin Luther King, Jr NHS, GA | Oct 10, 1980 established | ||
| Martin Van Buren NHS, NY | Oct 26, 1974 authorized | ||
| Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS, DC | Dec 11, 1991 established; (designated Oct 15, 1982) | ||
| Meriwether Lewis NM, TN | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; absorbed by Natchez Trace Pkwy, TN, AL, MS Sept 10, 1961 | ||
| Mesa Verde NP, CO | June 29, 1906 | ||
| Minidoka Internment NM, ID | Sept 19, 2001 (established Jan 17, 2001) | ||
| Minute Man NHP, MA | April 14, 1959 designated as NHS; redesignated Sept 21, 1959 | ||
| Minuteman Missile NHS, SD | Nov 29, 1999 designated | ||
| Mississippi NR& Rec Area, MN | Nov 18, 1988 established | ||
| Missouri Natl Rec River, NE | Nov 10, 1978 authorized | ||
| Mojave Natl Preserve, CA | Oct 31, 1994 authorized | ||
| Monocacy NB, MD | Transferred from War Dept as Battlefield Site Aug 10, 1933; authorized as NMP June 21, 1934 - not activated pending Federal purchase author & name change Oct 21, 1976 | ||
| Montezuma Castle NM, AZ | Dec 8, 1906 | ||
| Moores Creek NB, NC | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933 as NMP (established June 2, 1926); redesig Sept 8, 1980 | ||
| Morristown NHP, NJ | March 2, 1933 authorized | ||
| Mount Rainier NP, WA | March 2, 1899 | ||
| Mount Rushmore NMem, SD | March 3, 1925 | ||
| Muir Woods NM, CA | Jan 9, 1908 | ||
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| Natchez NHP, MS | Oct 7, 1988 authorized | ||
| Natchez Trace NST, GA-AL-TN | March 28, 1983 authorized (not developed for public use) | ||
| Natchez Trace Pkwy, MS-AL-TN | May 18, 1938 established | ||
| National Capital Parks, DC | Originated as Office of National Parks, Buildings & Reservations in DOI Aug 10, 1933 under Exec Order 6166, transferring functions of Office of Public Buildings & Public Parks of the National Capital. Name changed to National Park Service Mar 2, 1934. "National Capital Parks" first used in DC Appropriation Act of June 4, 1934 | ||
| National Mall, DC | Jan 1, 1975; transferred from Office of Public Buildings & Public Parks of the National Capital Aug 10, 1933; first counted as area Jan 1, 1975 in "National Parks & Landmarks" | ||
| National Park of American Samoa, American Samoa | Oct 31, 1988 authorized | ||
| Natural Bridges NM, UT | April 16, 1908 | ||
| Navajo NM, AZ | March 20, 1909 | ||
| New Bedford Whaling NHP, MA | Nov 12, 1996 | ||
| New Echota Marker NMem, GA | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933 - not activated as NPS area | ||
| New Orleans Jazz NHP, LA | Oct 31, 1994 authorized | ||
| New River Gorge NR, WV | Nov 10, 1978 authorized | ||
| Nez Perce NHP, ID | May 15, 1965 authorized | ||
| Nicodemus NHS, KS | Nov 12, 1996 | ||
| Ninety Six NHS, SC | Aug 19, 1976 authorized | ||
| Niobrara NSR, NE | May 24, 1991 established | ||
| Noatak NPres, AK | Dec 1, 1978 proclaimed a NM; established as NPres Dec 2, 1980 | ||
| North Cascades NP, WA | Oct 2, 1968 established | ||
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| Obed W&SR, TN | Oct 12, 1976 authorized | ||
| Ocmulgee NM, GA | June 14, 1934 authorized | ||
| Oklahoma City NMem, OK | Oct 9, 1997 | ||
| Olympic NP, WA | Transferred Aug 10, 1933 from Forest Service asMount Olympus NM (proclaimed March 2, 1909);redesignated as NP June 29, 1938 | ||
| Oregon Caves NM, OR | Transferred from Forest Service, USDA Aug 10, 1933; proclaimed July 12, 1909 | ||
| Organ Pipe Cactus NM, AZ | April 13, 1937 proclaimed | ||
| Ozark NSR, MO | Aug 27, 1964 authorized; established June 10, 1972 | ||
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| Padre Island NS, TX | Sept 28, 1962 authorized; estab April 6, 1968 | ||
| Palo Alto Battlefield NHS, TX | Nov 10, 1978 authorized | ||
| Papago Saquaro NM, AZ | Jan 31, 1914 (abolished April 7, 1930) | ||
| Pea Ridge NMP, AR | July 20, 1956 authorized | ||
| Pecos NHP, NM | June 28, 1965 authorized; redesignated June 27, 1990 | ||
| Pennsylvania Avenue NHS, DC | Sept 30, 1965 | ||
| Perry's Victory & Internl Peace Mem, OH | Established June 2, 1936 as NM; redesignated Oct 256, 1972 | ||
| Petersburg NB, VA | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933 as NMP (established July 3, 1926); redesignated as NB Aug 24, 1962 | ||
| Petrified Forest NP, AZ | Dec 8, 1906 as NM; redesignated NP Dec 9, 1962 | ||
| Petroglyph NM, NM | June 27, 1990 authorized | ||
| Pictured Rocks NL, MI | Oct 15, 1966 authorized | ||
| Pinnacles NM, CA | Jan 16, 1908 | ||
| Pipe Spring NM, AZ | May 31, 1923 | ||
| Pipestone NM, MN | Aug 25, 1937 established | ||
| Piscataway Park, MD | Oct 4, 1961 authorized | ||
| Point Reyes NS, CA | Sept 13, 1962 authorized; established Oct 20, 1972 | ||
| Poplar Grove Natl Cemetery, VA | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; deleted as separate area 1974; is part of Petersburg NMP, VA | ||
| Potomac Heritage NST, DC-VA-PA | March 28, 1983 authorized (not developed for public use) | ||
| Poverty Point NM, LA | Oct 31, 1988 authorized | ||
| Prince William Forest Park, VA | Nov 14, 1936 transferred from Resettlement Administration as Chopawamsic Recreation Demonstration Area; name changed June 22, 1948 | ||
| Pu'uhonua o Honaunau NHP, HI | July 26, 1955 as City of Refuge NHS; name changed Nov 10, 1978 | ||
| Puukohola Heiau NHS, HI | Aug 17, 1972 authorized | ||
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| Rainbow Bridge NM, UT | May 30, 1910 | ||
| Redwood NP, CA | Oct 2, 1968 established | ||
| Richmond NBP, VA | March 2, 1936 authorized | ||
| Rio Grande W&SR, TX | Nov 10, 1978 authorized | ||
| Rock Creek Park, DC | Jan 1, 1975; auth Sept 27, 1890; transferred from Office of Public Buildings & Public Parks of the National Capital Aug 10, 1933; first counted as area of System Jan 1, 1975 in "National Parks & Landmarks" | ||
| Rocky Mountain NP, CO | Jan 26, 1915 | ||
| Roger Williams NMem, RI | Oct 22, 1965 authorized | ||
| Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front NHP, CA | Oct 24, 2000 | ||
| Ross Lake NRA, WA | Oct 2, 1968 established | ||
| Russell Cave NM, AL | May 11, 1961 proclaimed | ||
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| Sagamore Hill NHS, NY | July 25, 1962 authorized | ||
| Saguaro NP, AZ | Transferred from Forest Service, USDA Aug 10, 1933; proclaimed March 1, 1933; NM to NP Oct. 14, 1994 | ||
| Saint Croix NSR, WI-MN | Sept 4, 1969 under NPS; (authorized Oct 2, 1968) | ||
| Lower Saint Croix NSR, MN-WI | Oct 25, 1972 authorized | ||
| Saint Paul's Church NHS, NY | Nov 10, 1978 authorized (designated July 5,1943) | ||
| Saint-Gaudens NHS, NH | Aug 31, 1964 authorized; established May 30, 1977 | ||
| Salem Maritime NHS, MA | March 17, 1938 designated | ||
| Salinas Pueblo Missions NM, NM | Nov 1, 1909 as Gran Quivira NM; name changed to Salinas NM Dec 19, 1980; name changed to current Oct 28, 1988 | ||
| Salt River Bay NHP& Ecological Preserve, VI | Feb 24, 1992 established | ||
| San Antonio Missions NHP, TX | Nov 10, 1978 authorized; established April 1, 1983 | ||
| San Francisco Maritime NHP, CA | June 27, 1988 established | ||
| San Juan Island NHP, WA | Sept 9, 1966 authorized | ||
| San Juan NHS, Puerto Rico | Feb 14, 1949 designated | ||
| Santa Monica Mountains NRA, CA | Nov 10, 1978 established | ||
| Saratoga NHP, NY | June 1, 1938 authorized | ||
| Saugus Iron Works NHS, MA | April 5, 1968 authorized | ||
| Scotts Bluff NM, NE | Dec 12, 1919 | ||
| Sequoia NP, CA | Sept 25, 1890 | ||
| Sewall-Belmont House NHS, DC | Oct 26, 1974 authorized | ||
| Shadow Mountain NRA, CO | June 27, 1952; transfer to For Ser Oct 11, 1978 | ||
| Shenandoah NP, VA | May 22, 1926 (authorized) | ||
| Shiloh Natl Cemetery, TN | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; deleted as separate area 1974; is part of its park | ||
| Shiloh NMP, TN | Transferred from War Department Aug 10, 1933; established December 27, 1894 | ||
| Shoshone Cavern NM, WY | Sep 21, 1909 (abolished May 17,1954) | ||
| Sitka NHP, AK | March 23, 1910 as Sitka NM; redesig Oct 18, 1972 | ||
| Sleeping Bear Dunes NL, MI | Oct 21, 1970 authorized; estab Oct 21, 1977 | ||
| Springfield Armory NHS, MA | Oct 26, 1974 authorized | ||
| St Croix Island IHS, ME | June 8, 1949 authorized as NM; redesignated as International Historic Site Sept 25, 1984 | ||
| St Thomas NHS, Virgin Islands | Jan 19, 1961 (ceded to Virgin Island government Feb 1975) | ||
| Statue of Liberty NM, NY | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; proclaimed Oct 15, 1924 | ||
| Steamtown NHS, PA | Authorized Oct 21, 1986; in 1988 changed from Affiliated Area to unit in NPS | ||
| Stones River NB, TN | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933 as NMP (established March 3, 1927); redesignated as NB April 22, 1960 | ||
| Sullys Hill NP, ND | April 27, 1904 (as Sully Hills Park; "National" added later; separated from System Mar 3, 1931) | ||
| Sunset Crater NM, AZ | Transferred from Forest Service, USDA Aug 10, 1933; proclaimed May 26, 1930 | ||
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| Tallgrass Prairie NPres, KS | Nov 12, 1996 | ||
| Thaddeus Kosciuszko NMem, PA | Oct 21, 1972 authorized | ||
| Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace NHS, NY | July 25, 1962 authorized | ||
| Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural NHS, NY | Nov 2, 1966 authorized | ||
| Theodore Roosevelt Island, DC | Jan 1, 1970; authorized May 21, 1932; transferred from Office of Public Buildings & Public Parks of the National Capital Aug 10, 1933 but not counted as separate area until Jan 1, 1970 in "National Parks & Landmarks" | ||
| Theodore Roosevelt NP, ND | April 25, 1947 established as T Roosevelt National Memorial Park; redesignated Nov 10, 1978 | ||
| Thomas Jefferson Memorial, DC | June 26, 1934 authorized | ||
| Thomas Stone NHS, MD | Nov 10, 1978 authorized | ||
| Timpanogos Cave NM, UT | Transferred from Forest Service, USDA Aug 10, 1933; proclaimed Oct 14, 1922 | ||
| Timucuan Ecological & Historic Pres, FL | Feb 16, 1988 authorized | ||
| Tonto NM, AZ | Transferred from Forest Service, USDA Aug 10, 1933; proclaimed Dec 19, 1907 | ||
| Tumacacori NHP, AZ | Sept 15, 1908 as Kino Missions NM; redesignated Aug 6, 1990 | ||
| Tupelo NB, MS | Transferred from War Dept as NBS Aug 10, 1933 (estab Feb 21, 1929); changed to NB Aug 10, 1961 | ||
| Tuskegee Airmen NHS, AL | Nov 6, 1998 signed | ||
| Tuskegee Institute NHS, AL | Oct 26, 1974 authorized | ||
| Tuzigoot NM, AZ | July 25, 1939 proclaimed | ||
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| Ulysses S Grant NHS, MO | Oct 2, 1989 authorized | ||
| Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River, NY-PA | Nov 10, 1978 authorized | ||
| USS Arizona Memorial, HI | Sept 10, 1980 management transferred to NPS by US Navy under cooperative agreement | ||
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| Valley Forge NHP, PA | July 4, 1976 authorized | ||
| Vanderbilt Mansion NHS, NY | Dec 18, 1940 designated | ||
| Vicksburg Natl Cemetery, MS | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; deleted as separate area 1974; is part of its park | ||
| Vicksburg NMP, MS | Transferred from War Department Aug 10, 1933; estab Feb 21, 1899 | ||
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial, DC | July 1, 1980 authorized | ||
| Virgin Islands Coral Reef NM, Virgin Islands | Jan 17, 2001signed | ||
| Virgin Islands NP, Virgin Islands | Aug 2, 1956 authorized | ||
| Voyageurs NP, MN | Jan 8, 1971 authorized; estab April 8, 1975 | ||
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| Walnut Canyon NM, AZ | Transferred from Forest Service, USDA Aug 10, 1933; proclaimed Nov 30, 1915 | ||
| War in the Pacific NHP, Guam | Aug 18, 1978 authorized | ||
| Washington Monument, DC | Transferred from Off of Public Bldgs & Public Parks of the Natl Capital Aug 10, 1933 (Author Jan 31, 1848) | ||
| Washita Battlefield NHS, OK | Nov 12, 1996 | ||
| Weir Farm NHS, CT | Oct 31, 1990 authorized | ||
| Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity NRA, CA | Nov 8, 1965 authorized; estab Oct 21, 1972 | ||
| White House, DC | Transferred from Off of Public Bldgs & Public Parks | ||
| of the Natl Capital Aug 10, 1933 | |||
| White Plains NB, NY | Transferred from War Dept as BS Aug 10, 1933 | ||
| Removed from NPS May 20, 1956 | |||
| White Sands NM, NM | Jan 18, 1933 | ||
| Whitman Mission NHS, WA | Authorized June 29, 1936 as Whitman NM; name | ||
| changed Jan 1, 1963 | |||
| William Howard Taft NHS, OH | Dec 2, 1969 authorized | ||
| Wilson's Creek NB, MO | April 22, 1960 authoriazed as NBP; redesignated | ||
| Dec 16, 1970 | |||
| Wind Cave NP, SD | Jan 9, 1903 | ||
| Wolf NSR, WI | Sept 4, 1969 under NPS; later removed from System | ||
| Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts, VA | Oct 15, 1966 authorized | ||
| Women's Rights NHP, NY | Dec 8, 1980 authorized | ||
| Wrangell-St Elias NP, AK | Dec 1, 1978 proclaimed a NM; established as NP & NPres Dec 2, 1980 | ||
| Wrangell-St Elias NPres, AK | Dec 2, 1980 established | ||
| Wright Brother NMem, NC | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933 as Kill Devil Hill Monument NMem (authorized March 2, 1927); redesignated Dec 1, 1953 | ||
| Wupatki NM, AZ | Dec 9, 1924 | ||
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| Yellowstone NP, WY-MT-ID | March 1, 1872 - First National Park | ||
| Yorktown Natl Cemetery, VA | Transferred from War Dept Aug 10, 1933; deleted as separate area 1974; counted as part of Colonial NHP, VA | ||
| Yosemite NP, CA | Oct 1, 1890 | ||
| Yucca House NM, CO | Dec 19, 1919 | ||
| Yukon-Charley Rivers NPres, AK | Dec 1, 1978 proclaimed a NM; established as NPres Dec 2, 1980 | ||
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| Zion NP, UT | July 31, 1909 as Mukuntuweap NM; enlarged, name changed to Zion NM Mar 18, 1918; estab as NP Nov19, 1919; added 2nd Zion NM (proclaimed Jan 22, 1937) on July 11, 1956 | ||
| Zuni-Cibola NHP, NM | Oct 31, 1988 authorized; lease with Zuni tribe expired Oct 31, 1994 | ||
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