National Park Service
Executive orders directing the National Park Service · 3 in Biden · 18 all terms.
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Establishment of the Frances Perkins National Monument
President Biden used the Antiquities Act to establish the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine, protecting approximately 2.3 acres of the Perkins Homestead. The National Park Service will manage the site and develop a management plan to preserve historic objects and interpret Frances Perkins' legacy as the first woman Cabinet Secretary and architect of New Deal labor and social programs. The Frances Perkins Center retains reserved occupancy and use rights for up to 25 years.
Establishment of the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
This proclamation designates approximately 24.5 acres at the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania as the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument under the Antiquities Act. It transfers administrative jurisdiction of the School Road Gateposts to the National Park Service while the Army retains control of remaining lands, mandates a management plan within 3 years with Tribal co-stewardship, and permanently withdraws monument lands from development or disposition.
Establishment of the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
President Biden designated approximately 1.57 acres in Springfield, Illinois as the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument under the Antiquities Act. The monument preserves archaeological remains from a white mob's violent attack on the Black community that catalyzed the founding of the NAACP, with management assigned to the National Park Service.