National Monuments
Like National Parks, these areas are protected by the government. However, they receive less funding and are not as protective of wildlife, as the original idea was to protect small, historical areas. The president can declare an area a National Monument without Congressional approval. National monuments may be managed by the National Park Service, but many are managed by other agencies such as the USDA Forest Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or the Bureau of Land Management.
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Located in the the Franklin Institute Science Museum, the National Memorial features a 20 feet (6m) tall statue of Benjamin Franklin sculpted by James Earle Fraser between 1906 and 1911.
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Built between 1672 and 1695, Castillo de San Marcos was the first masonry fort constructed to defend Saint Augustine. It was known as Fort St. Mark from 1763 until 1784 while under British control and Fort Marion from 1821 until 1942.
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Between 1892 and 1954, over 12 million European immigrants passed through the processing station at Ellis Island. Today, the island is home to a museum dedicated to immigration and the idea of seeking a new and better life in America.
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During the Battle of Baltimore in 1814, a lawyer named Francis Scott Key was watching the U.S. flag wave over Fort McHenry. He was inspired to write a poem called the "Star-Spangled Banner."
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This monument is dedicated to the men who died in the battle of the Little Bighorn. It was build in 1881 making it the oldest national monument in the country.
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