What was the first monument in the United States?

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.



The "first" monument in the United States is often a matter of historical debate depending on how "monument" is defined. However, the Monument to General Richard Montgomery, commissioned by the Continental Congress in 1776, is widely recognized as the first national monument. Sculpted in France and eventually installed at St. Paul’s Chapel in New York City in the 1780s, it honors a brigadier general who died during the Revolutionary War. If you are referring to the first "National Monument" designated by a U.S. President under the Antiquities Act of 1906, that honor goes to Devils Tower in Wyoming, designated by Theodore Roosevelt on September 24, 1906. Another major contender is the Baltimore Washington Monument, which began construction in 1815 and was the first major architectural monument dedicated to George Washington. While many small markers existed before these, the Montgomery Monument stands as the first time the nascent United States government officially voted to memorialize a fallen hero with a permanent public structure.

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