Antiquities Act — Devils Tower, the first National Monument The Antiquities Act of 1906, officially An Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities (16 USC 431–433), is an act passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt on… … Wikipedia
Antiquities — Antiquities, nearly always used in the plural in this sense, is a term for objects from Antiquity, especially the civilizations of the Mediterranean: the Classical antiquity of Greece and Rome, Ancient Egypt and the other Ancient Near Eastern… … Wikipedia
1906 in archaeology — The year 1906 in archaeology involved some significant events.Explorations ExcavationsFindsPublicationsEvents*8 June Antiquities Act is passed by the United States Congress * 29 June Mesa Verde, an Ancient Pueblo Peoples site is made a United… … Wikipedia
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 — The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA; Public Law 89 665; 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) is legislation intended to preserve historical and archaeological sites in the United States of America. The act created the National Register of Historic… … Wikipedia
Historic Sites Act — The Historic Sites Act of 1935 was enacted by the United States Congress largely to organize the myriad of federally own parks, monuments, and historic sites under the National Park Service and the Secretary of the Interior. However, it is also… … Wikipedia
Edgar Lee Hewett — Infobox Person name = Edgar Lee Hewett, D.Sc. image size = 180px caption = Edgar Lee Hewett, president of New Mexico Normal University in 1898 birth date = 23 November 1865 birth place = Warren County, Illinois death date = 31 December 1946 death … Wikipedia
Ley de Antigüedades (Estados Unidos) — El primer monumento nacional, la Torre del Diablo. La ley de Antigüedades de 1906 (en inglés, Antiquities Act), oficialmente una «ley para la Preservación de las Antigüedades de Estados Unidos» (en inglés, An Act for the Preservation of American… … Wikipedia Español
National Monument (United States) — Devils Tower National Monument Navajo National … Wikipedia
U.S. National Monument — A National Monument in the United States is a protected area that is similar to a National Park 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… … Wikipedia
History of the National Park Service (United States) — Since 1872 the National Park System has grown from a single, public reservation called Yellowstone National Park to embrace over 450 natural, historical, recreational, and cultural areas throughout the United States, its territories, and island… … Wikipedia
Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument — Coordinates: 40°41′30″N 73°58′32″W / 40.6918°N 73.9756°W / 40.6918; 73.9756 … Wikipedia
