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National
Historic Landmarks are
nationally significant historic places designated by the Secretary
of the Interior because they possess exceptional value or quality
in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States.
Today, fewer than 2,500 historic places bear this national distinction.
Working with citizens throughout the nation, the National Historic
Landmarks Program draws upon the expertise of National Park Service
staff who work to nominate new landmarks and provide assistance
to existing landmarks. A friends group of owners and managers,
the National Historic Landmark Stewards Association, also works
to preserve, protect and promote National Historic Landmarks.
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- Eight new National Historic Landmarks were designated on September
8, 2004, by Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton. The new
designations include:
- Eudora Welty House, Jackson, Mississippi
- Kenworthy Hall, Perry County, Alabama
- The Navajo Nation Council Chamber, Window Rock, Arizona
- Swedenborgian Church, San Francisco, California
- Isidore Heller House, Chicago, Illinois
- Eagle Island Camp, Franklin County, New York
- Camp Pine Knot, Hamilton County, New York
- First Unitarian Society Meeting House, Shorewood Hills,
Wisconsin
For more information on these designations please click here.
- In observance of the 50th anniversary
of the Brown v. Topeka Board of Education Supreme Court
decision, the National Historic Landmarks Survey is pleased
to present an update to its theme study, Racial Desegregation
in Public Education in the United States. For a copy of
the theme study update click here.
- Fort King
Site located in Ocala, Florida, was recently designated
a National Historic Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior
on February 24, 2004. The United
States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area located in Colorado,
was also recently designated a National Historic Landmark on
April 1, 2004, as part of a series of commemoration events to
celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Air Force Academy.
Saving America's Treasured
Landmarks
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