national monument
noun
: a place of historic, scenic, or scientific interest set aside for preservation usually by presidential proclamation
Examples of national monument in a Sentence
the Statue of Liberty National Monument
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The Tule Lake Segregation Center in Modoc County, California, is a national monument dedicated to the Japanese Americans who were held at this concentration camp as part of Japanese internment during World War II; only 37 of the site’s 1,100 acres are currently protected.
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 May 2026
The site is now a national monument managed by the National Park Service.
—Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The national monument saw close to 37,000 visitors in 2025, roughly 2,000 visits short of its record high.
—Hali Smith
may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
Utah may not get as much attention as some of its neighboring states (ahem, Colorado), but its terrain is so stunning and varied that much of the natural landscape has been designated as national forest, national monument, or national park land.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 May 2026
The site is now a national monument managed by the National Park Service.
—Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The national monument saw close to 37,000 visitors in 2025, roughly 2,000 visits short of its record high.
—Hali Smith
may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
Utah may not get as much attention as some of its neighboring states (ahem, Colorado), but its terrain is so stunning and varied that much of the natural landscape has been designated as national forest, national monument, or national park land.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
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“National monument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20monument. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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