national monument
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of national monument
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
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On the eve of Independence Day, Trump will give a speech beneath the giant granite heads of four of his legendary predecessors at the national monument in South Dakota.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
La Paz, the UFW headquarters in Kern County where Chávez moved the union operations in the 1970s, is a national monument.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
Stonewall, located in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, was declared a national monument in 2016 by President Barack Obama.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
Within a decade of Ellis Island’s closure in 1954, it had become a national monument.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2025
In the end, a national monument was centered around the crater and Spirit Lake with arms extending both north and south.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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