national monument
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of national monument
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
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Then-President Barack Obama declared it a national monument the following year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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
The ceremony took place at the historic Les Invalides national monument, the resting place of Napoleon Bonaparte, in the presence of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, top left-wing politicians, and other high-profile guests.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Within a decade of Ellis Island’s closure in 1954, it had become a national monument.
From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025
By the summer of 1981, there were three proposals for a national monument before the US Congress: one from Susan’s group, one from the Forest Service, and one from Washington’s new governor, John Spellman.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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