List of national memorials of the United States
National Park Service national memorials
The National Park Service manages 30 national memorial as official units. It also oversees two more national memorials as part of other units, listed with the other national monuments.

List of national memorials of the United States

Section Title: National Park Service national memorials
Table Section Text: The National Park Service manages 30 national memorial as official units. It also oversees two more national memorials as part of other units, listed with the other national monuments.

Name	Image	Location	Date established	Area	Description

Arkansas Post	Wooden posts in a semicircle around information boards and a cannon	Arkansas 34°01′N 91°21′W / 34.02°N 91.35°W	July 6, 1960	757.51 acres (3.0655 km2)	Henri de Tonti established the Arkansas Post in 1686 as the first European trading post in the Mississippi River Valley as part of French Louisiana.

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial	Mansion with columns and a flagpole	Virginia 38°52′52″N 77°04′23″W / 38.881°N 77.073°W	June 25, 1955	28.08 acres (0.1136 km2)	This mansion was built by George Washington's adopted son George Washington Parke Custis, partially as a memorial to Washington. After Custis's death it was managed by his son-in-law Robert E.

Chamizal	Short building with Mexican and American flags flying	Texas 31°46′N 106°27′W / 31.77°N 106.45°W	February 4, 1974	54.90 acres (0.2222 km2)	Northward shifts in the Rio Grande led to a dispute over the Mexico–United States border between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez.

Coronado	Desert valley with rolling hills and sparse trees	Arizona 31°20′N 110°15′W / 31.34°N 110.25°W	November 5, 1952	4,830.22 acres (19.5472 km2)	Francisco Vázquez de Coronado led the first European exploration of the Southwest, from Arizona to Kansas, finding the Grand Canyon. The site on the Mexican border, where Coronado entered what is now the U.S., includes a cave and hiking trails through ridges and canyons.

De Soto	Wooden gateway open to the ocean	Florida 27°31′N 82°38′W / 27.52°N 82.64°W	March 11, 1948	30 acres (0.12 km2)	Hernando de Soto led the first European exploration of the Southeast, searching for gold while trading and fighting with various Native American tribes before his death along the Mississippi River in 1542.

Federal Hall	Neoclassical building with doric columns and a statue of George Washington	New York 40°42′25″N 74°00′36″W / 40.707°N 74.010°W	August 11, 1955	0.45 acres (0.0018 km2)	This neoclassical building on Wall Street, originally the Port of New York Custom House, stands at the site of the first US Capitol building.

Flight 93	White granite wall with engraved names	Pennsylvania 40°03′18″N 78°54′04″W / 40.055°N 78.901°W	September 10, 2011	2,319.96 acres (9.3885 km2)	The fourth airplane hijacked in the September 11, 2001, attacks, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed in a field in Southwest Pennsylvania after the passengers fought back against the terrorists.

Fort Caroline	Corner of an earthen fort surrounded by a moat	Florida 30°23′10″N 81°29′53″W / 30.386°N 81.498°W	January 16, 1953	138.39 acres (0.5600 km2)	Around 200 French Huguenots founded Fort Caroline (named after King Charles IX) as a refuge in French Florida in 1685. Only a year later the Spanish founded St.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial	Waterfalls flowing over stone blocks into a pool	District of Columbia 38°52′59″N 77°02′35″W / 38.883°N 77.043°W	May 2, 1997	8.14 acres (0.0329 km2)	Franklin D. Roosevelt was the United States' longest-serving president, leading the country during a period of enormous national challenges.

General Grant	Neoclassical building with Doric columns and a rotunda	New York 40°48′47″N 73°57′47″W / 40.813°N 73.963°W	May 1, 1959	.76 acres (0.0031 km2)	Ulysses S. Grant was general of the Union Army and led several victories in Civil War battles before forcing surrender of Lee's Confederacy.

Hamilton Grange	Yellow house with a staircase to the front door and veranda on the side	New York 40°49′16″N 73°56′49″W / 40.821°N 73.947°W	November 19, 1988	1.04 acres (0.0042 km2)	Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father who promoted adoption of the Constitution and served as the first Secretary of the Treasury to establish the nation's economic and political system.

Johnstown Flood	Black and white photo of a row of buildings with broken wood in front	Pennsylvania 40°21′00″N 78°46′16″W / 40.350°N 78.771°W	August 31, 1964	177.76 acres (0.7194 km2)	When the South Fork Dam catastrophically failed in 1889, the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania was flooded and more than 2,200 people died, making the flood now the third-deadliest event in the US.

Korean War Veterans Memorial	Aerial view of the triangular memorial surrounded by trees	District of Columbia 38°53′17″N 77°02′53″W / 38.888°N 77.048°W	July 27, 1995	1.56 acres (0.0063 km2)	The US led UN forces in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953 as part of the Cold War in support of South Korea against North Korea.

Lincoln Boyhood	Log cabin in the woods	Indiana 38°06′47″N 86°59′46″W / 38.113°N 86.996°W	February 19, 1962	199.65 acres (0.8080 km2)	Abraham Lincoln moved with his family from Kentucky to forested Southern Indiana in 1816 and lived there from age 7 to 21.

Lincoln Memorial	Aerial view of white memorial encircled by columns	District of Columbia 38°53′20″N 77°03′00″W / 38.889°N 77.050°W	May 30, 1922	7.29 acres (0.0295 km2)	Abraham Lincoln led the Union during the Civil War, bringing back together a divided nation and abolishing slavery before being assassinated shortly after the end of the war.

Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac	Triangular sandstone rock with Washington Monument in the background	District of Columbia 38°52′37″N 77°03′00″W / 38.877°N 77.050°W	September 27, 1974	17 acres (0.069 km2)	Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency saw passage of Great Society legislation that expanded health care access through Medicare and Medicaid, established civil and voting rights prohibiting racial discrimination, addressed poverty and rural development, and promoted conservation and environmental protection.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial	Wall with a quotation on it	District of Columbia 38°53′10″N 77°02′38″W / 38.886°N 77.044°W	August 28, 2011	2.74 acres (0.0111 km2)	Martin Luther King Jr. was the most significant leader of the Civil rights movement, organizing boycotts against segregated buses, solidarity marches for civil rights, and the March on Washington against inequality.

Mount Rushmore	Heads of four presidents carved into the mountain with blue sky	South Dakota 43°52′44″N 103°27′32″W / 43.879°N 103.459°W	July 1, 1939	1,278.45 acres (5.1737 km2)	Gutzon Borglum led the sculpting of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln into a mountain in the Black Hills.

Pearl Harbor	White Arizona memorial with downward sloped top and American flag	Hawaii 21°22′N 157°57′W / 21.36°N 157.95°W	March 12, 2019	The Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, led to the entry of the United States into World War II.

Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial	Doric column-shaped tower with trees at its base	Ohio 41°39′14″N 82°48′40″W / 41.654°N 82.811°W	October 26, 1972	25.38 acres (0.1027 km2)	Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's naval fleet defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, securing control of the lake and later peace with Britain and Canada.

Port Chicago Naval Magazine	Reconstructed sloped fortification with a rail car inside	California 38°03′22″N 122°01′48″W / 38.056°N 122.030°W	October 28, 1992	5.00 acres (0.0202 km2)	In 1944, 430 tons of munition exploded while being loaded onto ships at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine, creating a three-mile-wide fireball that killed 320 people and seriously injured 390 more in the Port Chicago disaster.

Roger Williams	Tombstone in a grassy lawn	Rhode Island 41°49′52″N 71°24′40″W / 41.831°N 71.411°W	October 22, 1965	4.56 acres (0.0185 km2)	Roger Williams founded the colony of Rhode Island on the basis of religious freedom, having been exileed from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for separating from the Church of England.

Thaddeus Kosciuszko	Red brick house with many windows at the corner of a block	Pennsylvania 39°56′35″N 75°08′49″W / 39.943°N 75.147°W	October 21, 1972	.02 acres (8.1×10−5 km2)	Polish engineer Tadeusz Kościuszko joined the Continental Army when the American Revolution broke out, overseeing various fort construction projects and later leading troops on the battlefield.

Theodore Roosevelt Island	Statue of Roosevelt holding an arm up during an oration	District of Columbia 38°53′49″N 77°03′50″W / 38.897°N 77.064°W	October 27, 1967	88.5 acres (0.358 km2)	Theodore Roosevelt led the Rough Riders during the Spanish–American War and served as governor of New York before becoming vice president and then president when William McKinley was assassinated.

Thomas Jefferson Memorial	Round white memorial with columns and dome in front of the water	District of Columbia 38°52′52″N 77°02′13″W / 38.881°N 77.037°W	April 13, 1943	18.36 acres (0.0743 km2)	Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father who wrote the Declaration of Independence, was the first secretary of state, and served as president from 1801 to 1809.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial	Wall of black granite engraved with names	District of Columbia 38°53′28″N 77°02′53″W / 38.891°N 77.048°W	November 13, 1982	2.18 acres (0.0088 km2)	2.7 million Americans were deployed to Vietnam during the Vietnam War from 1955 to 1975 as part of a campaign to stop communism in the region.

Washington Monument	Aerial view of the obelisk with the White House in the background	District of Columbia 38°53′20″N 77°02′06″W / 38.889°N 77.035°W	February 21, 1885	106.01 acres (0.4290 km2)	As commanding general of the Continental Army, George Washington was instrumental in securing victory in theRevolutionary War, leading him to serve as the first president of the United States.

World War I Memorial	Pond with ducks and waterfall	District of Columbia 38°53′46″N 77°01′59″W / 38.896°N 77.033°W	December 19, 2014	1.76 acres (0.0071 km2)	The US entered World War I in 1917 and the American Expeditionary Forces saw about 2.8 million servicemembers fight in Europe though the end of the following year, with 53,000 deaths.

World War II Memorial	Aerial view of oval-shaped memorial with pond and white walkways	District of Columbia 38°53′20″N 77°02′24″W / 38.889°N 77.040°W	May 29, 2004	8.25 acres (0.0334 km2)	Over 16 million veterans served during World War II from 1941 to 1945 alongside the Allies against the Axis powers. The memorial recognizes their service with two triumphal arches representing the Atlantic and Pacific theaters, surrounded by 56 pillars for the states and territories.

Wright Brothers	Wing-shaped monument on a summy day	North Carolina 36°00′50″N 75°40′05″W / 36.014°N 75.668°W	December 4, 1953	428.44 acres (1.7338 km2)	Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first powered flight with the Wright Flyer at Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk in 1903, developing it into the first fixed-wing aircraft, the Wright Flyer III.

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The Lee was the National Memorial of the United States in 1955.

final_sentence: The Lee was the National Memorial of the United States in 1955.