What has more than 65 monuments and memorials?

In addition to the World War II Memorial, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, Thomas Jefferson Memorial and Ford's Theatre, the National Mall & Memorial Parks includes more than 65 lesser known monuments and memorials.



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National Mall and Memorial Parks includes more than a dozen units of the National Park System & more than 100 unique monuments & memorials.

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A: A national monument is a land or historic area that has been given permanent protection by Congress or by the president through the use of the Antiquities Act. National monuments include wild places and historic places like Canyon of the Ancients National Monument in Colorado and the Statue of Liberty in New York.

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America's Shrine of Democracy, Mount Rushmore National Memorial features the 60-foot faces of four great American presidents—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, respectively.

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Devils Tower was designated as America's first national monument in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.

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The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was designated as a National Monument in 1924.

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The Washington Monument, designed by Robert Mills and eventually completed by Thomas Casey and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, honors and memorializes George Washington at the center of the nation's capital. The structure was completed in two phases of construction, one private (1848-1854) and one public (1876-1884).

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The Statue of Liberty, one of the most universally recognized symbols of freedom across the globe, is intrinsically bound to the fabric of the United States. The huge sculpture stands on an imposing pedestal on Liberty Island at the entrance to New York Harbor.

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Mondell was a member and later chairman of the House Committee on Public Lands. Due in large part to the influence of Mondell, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Devils Tower as the first national monument on September 24, 1906.

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