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Click on a state to see a list of the National Historic Landmarks in that state. The United States National Historic Landmark Program is designed to recognize and honor the nation's cultural and historical heritage. The program was formally inaugurated with a series of listings on October 9, 1960; as of August 21, 2020, there are 2,597 ...
In 1935, Congress passed the Historic Sites Act (Pub. L. 49–666), which established that "it is a national policy to preserve for public use historic sites, buildings and objects of national significance for the inspiration and benefit of the people of the United States."
The National Register of Historic Places in the United States is a register including buildings, sites, structures, districts, and objects. The Register automatically includes all National Historic Landmarks as well as all historic areas administered by the U.S. National Park Service. Since its introduction in 1966, more than 97,000 separate ...
This is a list of the lists of World Heritage Sites. A World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having special cultural or physical significance.
List of state protected Monuments in Andhra Pradesh; List of State Protected Monuments in Arunachal Pradesh; List of Monuments of National Importance in Assam; List of State Protected Monuments in Assam; List of Monuments of National Importance in Aurangabad circle; List of Monuments of National Importance in Bangalore circle
Note this category includes List of National Historic Landmarks in Boston and several other lists not exactly at the state level. This permits this OpenSourceMap to show locations of all U.S. National Historic Landmarks , current and former, for which coordinates are included in the list-articles of NHLs.
This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in U.S. commonwealths and territories, associated states, and foreign states. Included are lists of National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) and of National Park Service administered areas in U.S. Commonwealths and territories, U.S.-associated states, and in the foreign state of Morocco. There are 25 NHLs ...
There are 26 World Heritage Sites in the United States, with a further 17 on the tentative list. [3] The first sites in the United States added to the list were Mesa Verde National Park and Yellowstone National Park, both at the second session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Washington, D.C., in 1978. [4]