List of United States National Historic Landmarks in United States commonwealths and territories, associated states, and foreign states
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in US commonwealths and territories, associated states, and foreign states.
Included are lists of National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) and of National Park Service administered areas in US Commonwealths and territories, US-associated states, and in the foreign state of Morocco. There are 23 NHLs in these areas.
NHLs in US commonwealths and territories
NHLs in Associated States
This is a complete list of the five National Historic Landmarks in sovereign states that are in free association with the United States.
[1] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[2] | Location | State | Description |
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1 | Kwajalein Island Battlefield | (#85001757) |
Kwajalein 8°43′00″N 167°44′00″E / 8.716667°N 167.733333°E |
Marshall Islands | This district encompasses the entire 1944 bounds of Kwajalein Island, commemorating its role in the 1944 Battle of Kwajalein. | |
2 | Roi-Namur | (#85001758) |
Kwajalein 9°23′46″N 167°28′33″E / 9.396111°N 167.475833°E |
Marshall Islands | This district encompasses all of Roi-Namur island, commemorating its role in the 1944 Battle of Kwajalein. | |
3 | Nan Madol | |
(#74002226) |
Pohnpei 6°50′31″N 158°19′56″E / 6.841944°N 158.332222°E |
Federated States of Micronesia | |
4 | Truk Lagoon Underwater Fleet, Truk Atoll | (#76002267) |
Chuuk 7°25′00″N 151°47′00″E / 7.416667°N 151.783333°E |
Federated States of Micronesia | ||
5 | Peleliu Battlefield | (#85001754) |
Peleliu 7°00′01″N 134°13′23″E / 7.000378°N 134.223032°E |
Palau |
U.S. NHLs in foreign states
[1] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[2] | Location | State | Description |
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1 | American Legation | |
(#81000703) |
Tangier 35°47′17″N 5°48′32″E / 35.788°N 5.809°E |
Morocco | The first property on foreign soil owned by the US government. |
National Park Service Areas in U.S. Commonwealths and Territories
Also of historical interest are:
- Christiansted National Historic Site, in U.S. Virgin Islands
- Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, in U.S. Virgin Islands (also an NHL, listed above as Columbus Landing Site)
- San Juan National Historic Site, in Puerto Rico
Other National Park Service-administered areas in U.S. commonwealths and territories are:
- Buck Island Reef National Monument, in U.S. Virgin Islands
- National Park of American Samoa, in American Samoa
- Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, in U.S. Virgin Islands
- Virgin Islands National Park, in U.S. Virgin Islands
A former US National Historical Site is St. Thomas National Historic Site, transferred to Virgin Islands.
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks by state
- National Register of Historic Places listings in American Samoa
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Palau
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico
- National Register of Historic Places listings in the Federated States of Micronesia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in the Marshall Islands
- National Register of Historic Places listings in the Northern Mariana Islands
- National Register of Historic Places listings in the United States Virgin Islands
References
- 1 2 3 Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- 1 2 3 The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
External links
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