Authorized Units Not Yet Established
|
Date |
Park Name |
Authorization |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|
|
August 18, 2017 |
Global War on Terrorism Memorial, District of Columbia |
P.L. 115-51 |
Completing Commemorative Works Act review |
|
December 19, 2014 |
Desert Storm/Desert Shield Memorial, District of Columbia |
P.L. 113-291 |
Completing Commemorative Works Act review |
|
December 19, 2014 |
Coltsville National Historical Park, Connecticut |
P.L. 113-291 |
Awaiting land acquisition |
|
February 6, 2002 |
Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site, Illinois |
P.L. 107-137 |
Awaiting land acquisition |
|
November 5, 2001 |
Adams Memorial, District of Columbia |
P.L. 107-062 |
Completing Commemorative Works Act review |
Changes to Unit Designations
|
Date |
Parks |
Authorization |
New Park |
NPS Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
President Joseph R. Biden |
10 new parks added |
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| December 16, 2024 | Frances Perkins National Monument, Maine | Yes | Chuck Sams | |
|
December 9, 2024 |
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument, Pennsylvania |
|
Yes |
Chuck Sams |
|
August 16, 2024 |
Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument, Illinois |
Proclamation 10792 |
Yes |
Chuck Sams |
|
July 17, 2024 |
Blackwell School National Historic Site, Texas |
P.L. 117-206 |
Yes |
Chuck Sams |
|
February 15, 2024 |
Amache National Historic Site, Colorado |
P.L. 117-106 |
Yes |
Chuck Sams |
| November 16, 2023 | Ice Age National Scenic Trail, Wisconsin | P.L. 96-370 Adminstratively redesignated as an NPS unit on November 16, 2023 |
Yes | Chuck Sams |
| November 16, 2023 | New England National Scenic Trail, Massachusetts to Connecticut | P.L. 111-11 Adminstratively redesignated as an NPS unit on November 16, 2023 |
Yes | Chuck Sams |
| November 16, 2023 | North Country National Scenic Trail, Vermont to North Dakota | P.L. 96-199 and P.L. 116-9 Adminstratively redesignated as an NPS unit on November 16, 2023 |
Yes | Chuck Sams |
|
July 25, 2023 |
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, Illinois and Mississippi |
Proclamation 10602 | Yes | Chuck Sams |
|
December 29, 2022 |
New Philadelphia National Historic Site, Illinois |
P.L. 117-328 |
Yes |
Chuck Sams |
|
December 29, 2022 |
Pullman National Historical Park, Illinois (renamed from Pullman National Monument) |
P.L. 117-328 |
No |
Chuck Sams |
| May 12, 2022 | Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, Kansas (renamed from Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site) | P.L. 117-123 | No | Chuck Sams |
|
President Donald J. Trump |
5 new parks added |
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| January 13, 2021 | Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, Georgia (renamed from Jimmy Carter National Historic Site) | P.L. 116-341 | No | Margaret Everson (Counselor to the Secretary, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Director) |
| January 13, 2021 | Homestead National Historical Park, Nebraska (renamed from Homestead National Monument of America) | P.L. 116-328 | No | Margaret Everson (Counselor to the Secretary, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Director) |
| January 5, 2021 | Weir Farm National Historical Park, Connecticut (renamed from Weir Farm National Historic Site) | P.L. 116-305 | No | Margaret Everson (Counselor to the Secretary, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Director) |
| December 27, 2020 | New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, West Virginia (renamed from New River Gorge National River) | P.L. 116-260 | No | Margaret Everson (Counselor to the Secretary, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Director) |
|
November 9, 2020 |
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, Mississippi |
P.L. 116-9 |
Yes |
Margaret Everson (Counselor to the Secretary, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Director) |
|
October 30, 2020 |
Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park, Missouri |
P.L. 115-141 |
Yes |
Margaret Everson (Counselor to the Secretary, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Director) |
|
September 22, 2020 |
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, Kentucky |
P.L. 116-9 |
Yes |
Margaret Everson (Counselor to the Secretary, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Director) |
|
September 18, 2020 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial, District of Columbia |
P.L. 109-220 |
Yes |
Margaret Everson (Counselor to the Secretary, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Director) |
|
December 20, 2019 |
White Sands National Park, New Mexico |
P.L. 116-92 |
No |
David Vela (Deputy Director) |
|
March 12, 2019 |
Honouliuli National Historic Site, Hawaii |
P.L. 116-9 |
No |
Dan Smith (Deputy Director) |
|
March 12, 2019 |
Tule Lake National Monument, California |
P.L. 116-9 |
No |
Dan Smith (Deputy Director) |
|
March 12, 2019 |
Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Hawaii |
P.L. 116-9 |
No |
Dan Smith (Deputy Director) |
|
March 12, 2019 |
Golden Spike National Historical Park, Utah |
P.L. 116-9 |
No |
Dan Smith (Deputy Director) |
|
March 12, 2019 |
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, South Carolina |
P.L. 116-9 |
No |
Dan Smith (Deputy Director) |
|
March 12, 2019 |
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, South Carolina |
P.L. 116-9 |
No |
Dan Smith (Deputy Director) |
|
March 12, 2019 |
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park, New Hampshire |
P.L. 116-9 |
No |
Dan Smith (Deputy Director) |
|
March 12, 2019 |
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, Georgia |
P.L. 116-9 |
No |
Dan Smith (Deputy Director) |
|
February 15, 2019 |
Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana |
P.L. 166-6 |
No |
Dan Smith (Deputy Director) |
|
October 26, 2018 |
Camp Nelson National Monument, Kentucky |
Proclamation 9811 |
Yes |
Dan Smith (Deputy Director) |
|
February 22, 2018 |
Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri |
S. 1438 |
No |
Dan Smith (Deputy Director) |
|
January 8, 2018 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park, Georgia |
P.L. 115-108 |
No |
Dan Smith (Deputy Director) |
|
President Barack H. Obama |
26 new parks added |
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|
January 12, 2017 |
Reconstruction Era National Monument, South Carolina |
Proclamation 9567 |
Yes |
Michael T. Reynolds (Acting) |
|
January 12, 2017 |
Freedom Riders National Monument, Alabama |
Proclamation 9566 |
Yes |
Michael T. Reynolds (Acting) |
|
January 12, 2017 |
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, Alabama |
Proclamation 9565 |
Yes |
Michael T. Reynolds (Acting) |
|
January 10, 2017 |
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, New York |
P.L. 113-291 |
Yes |
Michael T. Reynolds (Acting) |
|
August 24, 2016 |
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine |
Proclamation 9476 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
June 24, 2016 |
Stonewall National Monument, New York |
Proclamation 9465 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
April 12, 2016 |
Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument, District of Columbia |
Proclamation 9423 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
February 12, 2016 |
Castle Mountains National Monument, California |
Proclamation 9394 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
November 11, 2015 |
Manhattan Project National Historical Park, New Mexico, Tennessee, & Washington |
P.L. 113-291 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
July 10, 2015 |
Waco Mammoth National Monument, Texas |
Proclamation 9299 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
February 24, 2015 |
Honouliuli National Monument, Hawaii |
Proclamation 9234 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
February 19, 2015 |
Pullman National Monument, Illinois |
Proclamation 9233 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
February 19, 2014 |
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, Massachusetts & Rhode Island |
P.L. 113-291 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
February 19, 2014 |
Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico |
P.L. 113-291 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
February 19, 2014 |
World War I Memorial, District of Columbia |
P.L. 113-291 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
February 19, 2014 |
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, Nevada |
P.L. 113-291 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
December 19, 2014 |
First State National Historical Park, Delaware |
P.L. 113-291 |
No |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
December 19, 2014 |
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Maryland |
P.L. 113-291 |
No |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
December 19, 2014 |
Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, Oregon |
P.L. 113-291 |
No |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
March 25, 2013 |
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, Ohio |
Proclamation 8945 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
March 25, 2013 |
First State National Monument, Delaware |
Proclamation 8944 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
March 25, 2013 |
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument, Maryland |
Proclamation 8943 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
January 10, 2013 |
Pinnacles National Park, California |
P.L. 112-245 |
No |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
October 8, 2013 |
César E. Chávez National Monument, California |
Proclamation 8894 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
November 7, 2011 |
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, New Jersey |
P.L. 111-11 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
November 1, 2011 |
Fort Monroe National Monument, Virginia |
Proclamation 8750 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
August 28, 2011 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, District of Columbia |
P.L. 104-333 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
December 22, 2010 |
Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Massachusetts |
P.L. 111-333 |
No |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
December 14, 2010 |
President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site, Arkansas |
P.L. 111-11 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
October 22, 2010 |
River Raisin National Battlefield Park, Michigan |
P.L. 111-11 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
October 28, 2009 |
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, California |
P.L. 111-84 |
Yes |
Jonathan B. Jarvis |
|
March 30, 2009 |
Thomas Edison National Historical Park, New Jersey |
P.L. 111-11 |
No |
Dan Wenk (Acting) |
|
March 30, 2009 |
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, Texas |
P.L. 111-11 |
No |
Dan Wenk (Acting) |
|
March 30, 2009 |
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Kentucky |
P.L. 111-11 |
No |
Dan Wenk (Acting) |
|
President George W. Bush |
6 new parks added; 1 park deauthorized |
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|
December 5, 2008 |
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Alaska, California, and Hawaii |
Proclamation 8327 |
No |
Mary Bomar |
|
May 8, 2008 |
Minidoka National Historic Site, Idaho |
P.L. 110-229 |
No |
Mary Bomar |
|
February 27, 2006 |
African Burial Ground National Monument, New York |
Proclamation 7984 |
Yes |
Fran Mainella |
|
February 27, 2006 |
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, District of Columbia |
P.L. 108-192 |
Yes |
Fran Mainella |
|
October 30, 2004 |
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Oregon and Washington |
P.L. 108-387 |
No |
Fran Mainella |
|
September 24, 2004 |
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado |
P.L. 106-530 |
No |
Fran Mainella |
|
May 29, 2004 |
National World War II Memorial, District of Columbia |
P.L. 107-011 |
Yes |
Fran Mainella |
|
January 23, 2004 |
Oklahoma City National Memorial, Oklahoma |
P.L. 108-1999 |
No |
Fran Mainella |
|
November 10, 2003 |
Congaree National Park, South Carolina |
P.L. 108-108 |
No |
Fran Mainella |
|
December 19, 2002 |
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, Virginia |
P.L. 107-373 |
Yes |
Fran Mainella |
|
September 24, 2002 |
Flight 93 National Memorial, Pennsylvania |
P.L. 107-226 |
Yes |
Fran Mainella |
|
August 21, 2002 |
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, Virginia |
P.L. 107-219 |
No |
Fran Mainella |
|
August 21, 2002 |
Craters of the Moon National Preserve, Idaho |
P.L. 107-213 |
Yes |
Fran Mainella |
|
President William J. Clinton |
20 new parks added; 1 park deauthorized |
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|
January 20, 2001 |
Governors Island National Monument, New York |
Proclamation 7402 |
Yes |
Robert Stanton |
|
January 17, 2001 |
Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, Virgin Islands |
Proclamation 7399 |
Yes |
Robert Stanton |
|
January 17, 2001 |
Minidoka Internment National Monument, Idaho |
Proclamation 7395 |
Yes |
Robert Stanton |
|
November 7, 2000 |
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, Colorado |
P.L. 106-465 |
Yes |
Robert Stanton |
|
November 22, 2000 |
Great Sand Dunes National Preserve, Colorado |
P.L. 106-530 |
Yes |
Robert Stanton |
|
October 24, 2000 |
Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, California |
P.L. 106-352 |
Yes |
Robert Stanton |
|
October 11, 2000 |
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio |
P.L. 106-291 |
No |
Robert Stanton |
|
October 11, 2000 |
First Ladies National Historic Site, Ohio |
P.L. 106-291 |
Yes |
Robert Stanton |
|
November 29, 1999 |
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota |
P.L. 106-115 |
Yes |
Robert Stanton |
|
October 21, 1999 |
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado |
P.L. 106-076 |
No |
Robert Stanton |
|
November 6, 1998 |
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Alabama |
P.L. 105-355 |
Yes |
Robert Stanton |
|
November 6, 1998 |
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Arkansas |
P.L. 105-356 |
Yes |
Robert Stanton |
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November 2, 1998 |
Adams National Historical Park, Massachusetts |
P.L 105-342 |
No |
Robert Stanton |
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October 21, 1998 |
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Vermont |
P.L. 105-277 |
No |
Robert Stanton |
|
October 9, 1997 |
Oklahoma City National Memorial, Oklahoma |
P.L. 105-058 |
Yes |
Dennis Galvin (Acting) |
|
May 2, 1997 |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, District of Columbia |
P.L. 84-372 |
Yes |
Roger Kennedy |
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January 1, 1997 |
Lake Roosevelt Recreation Area, Washington |
No |
Roger Kennedy |
|
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November 12, 1996 |
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Oklahoma |
P.L. 104-333 |
Yes |
Roger Kennedy |
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November 12, 1996 |
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas |
P.L. 104-333 |
Yes |
Roger Kennedy |
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November 12, 1996 |
Nicodemus National Historic Site, Kansas |
P.L. 104-333 |
Yes |
Roger Kennedy |
|
November 12, 1996 |
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Massachusetts |
P.L. 104-333 |
Yes |
Roger Kennedy |
|
November 12, 1996 |
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Massachusetts |
P.L. 104-333 |
Yes |
Roger Kennedy |
|
October 1, 1995 |
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, District of Columbia |
P.L. 103-279 |
No |
Roger Kennedy |
|
July 27, 1995 |
Korean War Veterans Memorial, District of Columbia |
P.L. 99-572 |
Yes |
Roger Kennedy |
|
November 2, 1994 |
Cane River Creole National Historical Park, Louisiana |
P.L. 103-449 |
Yes |
Roger Kennedy |
|
October 31, 1994 |
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, Louisiana |
P.L. 103-433 |
Yes |
Roger Kennedy |
|
October 31, 1994 |
Mojave National Preserve, California |
P.L. 103-433 |
Yes |
Roger Kennedy |
|
October 31, 1994 |
Joshua Tree National Park, California |
P.L. 103-433 |
No |
Roger Kennedy |
|
October 31, 1994 |
Death Valley National Park, California |
P.L. 103-433 |
No |
Roger Kennedy |
|
October 14, 1994 |
Saguaro National Park, Arizona |
P.L. 103-364 |
No |
Roger Kennedy |
Last updated: December 16, 2024