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Shaping the System
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The National Parks: SHAPING THE SYSTEM |
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Background to the Reorganization of 1933
National Capital Parks, 1790-1933 | |
| 1790 | |
| July 16 | District of Columbia authorized, including National Capital Parks, National Mall, White House |
1866 | |
| April 7 | Ford's Theatre, District of Columbia (date acquisition authorized; designated a NHS 1970) |
1890 | |
| Sept. 27 | Rock Creek Park, District of Columbia |
1896 | |
| June 11 | House Where Lincoln Died, District of Columbia (date acquisition authorized; incorporated in Ford's Theatre NHS 1970) |
1897 | |
| March 3 | Potomac Park, District of Columbia (component of National Capital Parks) |
1928 | |
| May 23 | Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Virginia (incorporated in George Washington Memorial Parkway 1930) |
1930 | |
| May 29 | George Washington Memorial Parkway, Virginia and Maryland |
National Memorials, 1876-1933 | |
1876 | |
| Aug. 2 | Washington Monument, District of Columbia (date accepted by United States; dedicated 1885) |
1877 | |
| March 3 | Statue of Liberty, New York (date accepted by United States; dedicated 1886; also listed with Other War Department Properties) |
1911 | |
| Feb. 9 | Lincoln Memorial, District of Columbia (dedicated 1922) |
1913 | |
| Oct. 14 | Cabrillo NM, California (also listed with Other War Department Properties) |
1916 | |
| July 17 | Abraham Lincoln NP, Kentucky (also listed with Other War Department Properties) |
1925 | |
| March 23 | Mount Rushmore NMem, South Dakota |
1927 | |
| March 2 | Kill Devil Hill Monument, North Carolina (redesignated Wright Brothers NMem 1953; also listed with Other War Department Properties) |
1928 | |
| May 23 | George Rogers Clark Memorial, Indiana (incorporated in George Rogers Clark NHP 1966) |
1932 | |
| May 21 | Theodore Roosevelt Island, District of Columbia |
National Battlefield Areas, 1890-1933 | |
1890 | |
| Aug. 19 | Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP, Georgia and Tennessee |
| Aug. 30 | Antietam NBS, Maryland (redesignated a NB 1978) |
1894 | |
| Dec. 27 | Shiloh NMP, Tennessee |
1895 | |
| Feb. 11 | Gettysburg NMP, Pennsylvania |
1899 | |
| Feb. 21 | Vicksburg NMP, Mississippi |
1907 | |
| March 4 | Chalmette Monument and Grounds, Louisiana (redesignated Chalmette NHP 1939; incorporated in Jean Lafitte NHP and Preserve 1978) |
1917 | |
| Feb. 8 | Kennesaw Mountain NBS, Georgia (redesignated a NBP 1935) |
| March 2 | Guilford Courthouse NMP, North Carolina |
1926 | |
| June 2 | Moores Creek NMP, North Carolina (redesignated a NB 1980) |
| July 3 | Petersburg NMP, Virginia (redesignated a NB 1962) |
1927 | |
| Feb. 14 | Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial NMP, Virginia |
| March 3 | Stones River NMP, Tennessee (redesignated a NB 1980) |
1928 | |
| March 26 | Fort Donelson NMP, Tennessee (redesignated a NB 1985) |
1929 | |
| Feb. 21 | Brices Cross Roads NBS, Mississippi |
| Feb. 21 | Tupelo NBS, Mississippi (redesignated a NB 1961) |
| March 4 | Cowpens NBS, South Carolina (redesignated a NB 1972) |
1930 | |
| June 18 | Appomattox Court House monument, Virginia (designated Appomattox Court House National Historical Monument 1935; redesignated a NHP 1954) |
1931 | |
| March 4 | Fort Necessity NBS, Pennsylvania (redesignated a NB 1961) |
| March 4 | Kings Mountain NMP, South Carolina |
Other War Department Properties, 1910-1933 | |
1910 | |
| June 23 | Big Hole Battlefield NM, Montana (redesignated Big Hole NB 1963) |
1913 | |
| Oct. 14 | Cabrillo NM, California (also listed with National Memorials) |
1916 | |
| July 17 | Abraham Lincoln NP, Kentucky (redesignated a NHP 1939; redesignated Abraham Lincoln Birthplace NHS 1959; also listed with National Memorials) |
1923 | |
| March 2 | Mound City Group NM, Ohio (incorporated in Hopewell Culture NHP 1992) |
1924 | |
| Oct. 15 | Castle Pinckney NM, South Carolina (abolished 1956) |
| Oct. 15 | Fort Marion NM, Florida (redesignated Castillo de San Marcos NM 1942) |
| Oct. 15 | Fort Matanzas NM, Florida |
| Oct. 15 | Fort Pulaski NM, Georgia |
| Oct. 15 | Statue of Liberty NM, New York (also listed with National Memorials |
1925 | |
| Feb. 6 | Meriwether Lewis NM, Tennessee (incorporated in Natchez Trace Parkway 1961) |
| March 3 | Fort McHenry NP, Maryland (redesignated Fort McHenry NM and Historic Shrine 1939) |
| March 4 | Custis-Lee Mansion, Virginia (date restoration authorized; designated Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, 1972) |
| Sept. 5 | Father Millet Cross NM, New York (abolished 1949) |
1927 | |
| March 2 | Kill Devil Hill Monument, North Carolina (also listed with National Memorials) |
1930 | |
| May 29 | Fort Washington, Maryland (date transfer to George Washington Memorial Parkway authorized; transferred 1940) |
Agriculture Department National Monuments, 1907-1933 | |
1907 | |
| May 6 | Cinder Cone NM, California (incorporated in Lassen Volcanic NP 1916) |
| May 6 | Lassen Peak NM, California (incorporated in Lassen Volcanic NP 1916) |
| Nov. 16 | Gila Cliff Dwellings NM, New Mexico |
| Dec. 19 | Tonto NM, Arizona |
1908 | |
| Jan. 11 | Grand Canyon NM, Arizona (incorporated in Grand Canyon NP 1919) |
| Jan. 16 | Pinnacles NM, California (transferred to Interior Dept. 1910) |
| Feb. 7 | Jewel Cave NM, South Dakota |
| Dec. 7 | Wheeler NM, Colorado (abolished 1950) |
1909 | |
| March 2 | Mount Olympus NM, Washington (incorporated in Olympic NP 1938) |
| July 12 | Oregon Caves NM, Oregon |
1911 | |
| July 6 | Devils Postpile NM, California |
1915 | |
| Nov. 30 | Walnut Canyon NM, Arizona |
1916 | |
| Feb. 11 | Bandelier NM, New Mexico (transferred to Interior Dept. 1932) |
| Oct. 25 | Old Kasaan NM, Alaska (abolished 1955) |
1922 | |
| Jan. 24 | Lehman Caves NM, Nevada (incorporated in Great Basin NP 1986) |
| Oct. 14 | Timpanogos Cave NM, Utah |
1923 | |
| June 8 | Bryce Canyon NM, Utah (redesignated Utah NP and transferred to Interior Dept. 1924; redesignated Bryce Canyon NP 1928) |
1924 | |
| April 18 | Chiricahua NM, Arizona |
1929 | |
| May 11 | Holy Cross NM, Colorado (abolished 1950) |
1930 | |
| May 26 | Sunset Crater NM, Arizona (redesignated Sunset Crater Volcano NM 1990) |
1933 | |
| March 1 | Saguaro NM, Arizona (redesignated a NP 1994) |
Abbreviations Used in the Table
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NB National Battlefield NBP National Battlefield Park NBS National Battlefield Site NHP National Historical Park NHS National Historic Site NL National Lakeshore |
NM National Monument NMem National Memorial NMP National Military Park NP National Park NPres National Preserve NR National River |
NRA National Recreation Area NS National Seashore NSR National Scenic River [changed from Riverway] NST National Scenic Trail WSR Wild and Scenic River |
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