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  2. Frankenmuth, Michigan - Wikipedia

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    Frankenmuth (/ ˈ f r æ ŋ. k ə n. m uː θ / FRANK-ən-mooth) is a city in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan.The population was 4,987 at the 2020 census. [5] The city is surrounded by Frankenmuth Township.

  3. National monument (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming Navajo National Monument, Arizona Statue of Liberty National Monument, New Jersey and New York Fort Matanzas National Monument, Florida In the United States , a national monument is a protected area that can be created from any land owned or controlled by the federal government by proclamation of the ...

  4. List of national monuments of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The monument within the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge includes the site of the 19-day battle to reclaim Attu, artifacts of the occupation at Kiska, and the crash site of a U.S. B-24D Liberator on Atka Island. Originally designated as part of World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, which was divided and renamed March 12 ...

  5. History of the National Park Service - Wikipedia

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    Rockefeller indicated he might dispose of the property if no action was pending. On March 15, 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed the Jackson Hole National Monument, consolidating 33,000 acres (130 km 2) donated by Rockefeller with 179,000 acres (720 km 2) withdrawn from Teton National Forest.

  6. National Monument to the Forefathers - Wikipedia

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    The National Monument to the Forefathers, formerly known as the Pilgrim Monument, [1] commemorates the Mayflower Pilgrims. Dedicated on August 1, 1889, it honors their ideals as later generally embraced by the United States. It is thought to be the world's largest solid granite monument. [2]

  7. National monument - Wikipedia

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    The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor in the United States was designated a national monument in 1924 by former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge. Monumen Nasional in Jakarta, Indonesia, built to commemorate the Indonesian struggle for independence Altare della Patria in Rome, Italy, built to commemorate the Italian unification

  8. Mount Rushmore - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 2025. Mountain in South Dakota with sculptures of four U.S. presidents For the band, see Mount Rushmore (band). Mount Rushmore National Memorial Shrine of Democracy Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe Mount Rushmore features Gutzon Borglum's sculpted heads of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore ...

  9. Construction of Mount Rushmore - Wikipedia

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    The monument was deemed complete and all work shut down on October 31 of the same year. Though Borglum's children tried over the years to renew interest in their father's last dream, it was not until 1998 that the National Park System, together with the Borglum Family, put "finishing touches" on the Hall of Records.