compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 2001
| type | state | date first protected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Capital Parks | DC | 16 Jul 1790 | |
| National Mall | DC | 16 Jul 1790 | |
| White House | DC | 13 Oct 1792 | |
| Hot Springs | NP | AR | 20 Apr 1832 |
| Washington Monument | NMem | DC | 31 Jan 1848 |
| Yosemite | NP | CA | 30 Jun 1864 |
| Ford's Theater | NHS | DC | 7 Apr 1866 |
| Yellowstone | NP | WY | 1 Mar 1872 |
| Little Bighorn Battlefield | NM | MT | 29 Jan 1879 |
| Casa Grande Ruins | NM | AZ | 2 Mar 1889 |
| Chickamauga and Chattanooga | NMP | GA | 19 Aug 1890 |
| Antietam | NB | MD | 30 Aug 1890 |
| Sequoia | NP | CA | 25 Sep 1890 |
| Rock Creek Park | DC | 27 Sep 1890 | |
| Kings Canyon | NP | CA | 1 Oct 1890 |
| Grand Canyon | NP | AZ | 20 Feb 1893 |
| Shiloh | NMP | TN | 27 Dec 1894 |
| Gettysburg | NMP | PA | 11 Feb 1895 |
| General Grant | NMem | NY | 27 Apr 1897 |
| Vicksburg | NMP | MS | 21 Feb 1899 |
| Mount Rainier | NP | WA | 2 Mar 1899 |
Note: NB = national battlefield; NHS = national historic site; NM = national monument; NMem = national memorial; NMP = national military park; NP = national park.
Status given is current status and in many cases is not the original status of the protected area. Yellowstone was the first area designated a national park, for example. The National Park Service did not come into existence until 1919.
© 2000, 2001 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 29 July 2001.
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