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Antiquities Act Monuments

U.S. National Monuments Designated Under the Antiquities Act

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Antiquities Act National Monuments
@fivethirtyeight.antiquities_act.actions_under_antiquities_act

Column Description
current_name Current name of the piece of land designated under the Antiquities Act
states State(s) or territory where the land is located
original_name If included, original name of the piece of land designated under the Antiquities Act
current_agency Current land management agency. NPS = National Parks Service, BLM = Bureau of Land Management, USFS = US Forest Service, FWS = US Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
action Type of action taken on the land
date Date of the action
year Year of the action
pres_or_congress President or congress that issued the action
acres_affected Acres affected by the action. Note that total current acreage is not included. National monuments that cover ocean are listed in square miles.
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current_name

Current Name

states

States

original_name

Original Name

current_agency

Current Agency

action

Action

date

Date

year

Year

pres_or_congress

Pres Or Congress

acres_affected

Acres Affected

Devils Tower National MonumentWyomingNPSEstablished9/24/061906T. Roosevelt1,193.91
El Morro National MonumentNew MexicoNPSEstablished12/8/061906T. Roosevelt160
El Morro National MonumentNew MexicoNPSEnlarged6/18/171917W. Wilson240
Montezuma Castle National MonumentArizonaNPSEstablished12/8/061906T. Roosevelt161.39
Montezuma Castle National MonumentArizonaNPSEnlarged2/23/371937F. D. Roosevelt360
Montezuma Castle National MonumentArizonaNPSEnlarged11/10/78197895th Congress13
Montezuma Castle National MonumentArizonaNPSDeleted11/10/78197895th Congress5
Petrified Forest National ParkArizonaPetrified Forest National MonumentNPSEstablished12/8/061906T. Roosevelt60,776.02
Petrified Forest National ParkArizonaPetrified Forest National MonumentNPSDiminished7/31/111911W. Taft25,625.60
Petrified Forest National ParkArizonaPetrified Forest National MonumentNPSEnlarged11/14/301930H. Hoover11,010

CREATE TABLE actions_under_antiquities_act (
  "current_name" VARCHAR,
  "states" VARCHAR,
  "original_name" VARCHAR,
  "current_agency" VARCHAR,
  "action" VARCHAR,
  "date" VARCHAR,
  "year" DOUBLE,
  "pres_or_congress" VARCHAR,
  "acres_affected" VARCHAR
);

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