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National Memorial is a designation in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 for a protected area
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Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their environmental, cultural or similar value. The term protected area includes marine protected area, which refers to protected areas whose boundaries include some area of ocean....
, that memorializes
Memorial

A memorial is an object which serves as a memory of something, usually a person or an event.Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or art objects such as sculptures,statues or fountains ....
 a historic person or event.






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National Memorial is a designation in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 for a protected area
Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their environmental, cultural or similar value. The term protected area includes marine protected area, which refers to protected areas whose boundaries include some area of ocean....
, that memorializes
Memorial

A memorial is an object which serves as a memory of something, usually a person or an event.Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or art objects such as sculptures,statues or fountains ....
 a historic person or event. National memorials are authorized by the United States Congress
United States Congress

The United States Congress is the Bicameralism legislature of the Federal government of the United States of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives....
. The memorial is often not located on a site directly related to the subject and many, such as the USS Arizona Memorial
USS Arizona Memorial

The USS Arizona Memorial, located at Pearl Harbor, marks the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors killed on the USS Arizona during the Attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 by Japanese imperial armed forces and commemorates the events of that day....
, do not have the word "national" in their titles. The earliest and perhaps most recognizable National Memorial is the uniquely designated Washington Monument
Washington Monument

The Washington Monument is a large, tall, sand-colored obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It is a United States Presidential Memorial constructed to commemorate the first U.S....
.

Most national memorials are owned and administered by the National Park Service
National Park Service

The National Park Service is the List of United States federal agencies that manages all List of areas in the United States National Park System, many U.S....
; however, some are administered by other organizations, but are considered affiliated areas of the National Park Service. The owners of the affiliated areas may request certain assistance from that agency in maintaining the memorial.

As with all historic areas within the National Park System, national memorials are automatically listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation....
; however, some memorials that are affiliated areas are not listed on the Register.

Occasionally, a private organization will erect a memorial and use the word "national" in the name, without Congressional authorization. Apparently this is not illegal, except perhaps if the organization implies federal affiliation. While these are intended to be national in scope, they are not "National Memorials", in the sense that they have the recognition of the American people, through its government. One example is the George Washington Masonic National Memorial
George Washington Masonic National Memorial

George Washington Masonic National Memorial is a Masonic Lodge and memorial dedicated to the memory of George Washington, the first president of the United States of America and a Freemasonry....
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Other national memorials include the Oklahoma City National Memorial
Oklahoma City National Memorial

The Oklahoma City National Memorial is the largest memorial of its kind in the United States. It honors the victims, survivors, rescuers, and all who were changed by the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995....
, remembering the tragic events of the 19 April 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building

The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was a Federal government of the United States complex located at 200 N.W. 5th Street in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States....
 and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, currently undergoing construction in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
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See also

  • List of U.S. National Memorials
  • Memorial
    Memorial

    A memorial is an object which serves as a memory of something, usually a person or an event.Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or art objects such as sculptures,statues or fountains ....
  • Monument
    Monument

    A monument is a type of structure either explicitly created to commemorate a person or important event or which has become important to a social group as a part of their remembrance of past events....
  • Presidential memorials in the United States
  • United States Memorials
    United States Memorials

    The United States has many prominent memorials and monuments within the country commemorating the past wars, leaders, and other notable events from American history....
  • U.S. National Monument
    U.S. National Monument

    A National Monument in the United States is a protected area that is similar to a United States Park Service except that the President of the United States can quickly declare an area of the United States to be a National Monument without the approval of United States Congress....


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