List of World Heritage Sites in the United States
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Locations of World Heritage Sites in Alaska
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The List of World Heritage Sites in the United States is a group of places chosen by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
History
UNESCO was created for the "conservation and protection of the world’s inheritance of books, works of art and monuments of history and science". The constitution of UNESCO was ratified in 1946 by 26 countries, including the United States.[1]
List
The World Heritage Sites list has developed over time. It is part of a process; and the list continues to grow.
As of 2020, there are 24 places in the United States which are on the World Heritage List.[2]
Table
Tentative list
The Tentative List consists of sites which have been nominated. The evaluation process is not yet completed.
- Civil Rights Movement Sites[2]
- Dayton Aviation Sites[2]
- Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks[2]
- Thomas Jefferson Buildings[2]
- Mount Vernon[2]
- Serpent Mound[2]
- Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary[2]
- Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge[2]
- Petrified Forest National Park[2]
- White Sands National Monument[2]
- Brooklyn Bridge[2]
- Ellis Island[2]
- Central Park[2]
- Early Chicago Skyscrapers[2]
- Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument[2]
- California Current Conservation Complex[2]
- Marianas Trench Marine National Monument[2]
- Marine Protected Areas of American Samoa[2]
- Moravian Church Settlements[2]
- Big Bend National Park[2]
List Of World Heritage Sites In The United States Media
Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde Park, Colorado, US (37)
Grand Prismatic Spring and Midway Geyser Basin from above
A045, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, USA, Johns Hopkins Glacier, 2002
Dawn on the S rim of the Grand Canyon (8645178272)
Great Egret (2), NPSPhoto, R. Cammauf (1) (9101528256)
A national park ranger guiding tourists through Mammoth Cave.
Photo taken in May 2024, facing the staircase side of Monks Mound. People and vehicles can be used to judge the size of this ancient structure.
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Related pages
References
- ↑ "UNESCO Constitution"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 UNESCO, "United States"; retrieved 2020-7-11.
- ↑ UNESCO "The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright"; retrieved 2020-7-11.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Carlsbad Caverns National Park"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Chaco Culture"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Everglades National Park"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Grand Canyon National Park"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Great Smoky Mountains National Park"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Hawaii Volcanoes National Park"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Independence Hall"; GlobalMountainSummit.org, Independence Hall Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Mammoth Cave National Park"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Mesa Verde National Park"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point"; retrieved 2020-7-11.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Olympic National Park"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Papahānaumokuākea"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Redwood National and State Parks"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "San Antonio Missions"; retrieved 2020-7-11.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Pueblo de Taos"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Statue of Liberty"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Waterton Glacier International Peace Park"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Yellowstone National Park"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Yosemite National Park"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
Other websites
Media related to World Heritage Sites in the United States at Wikimedia Commons
- UNESCO, World Heritage in the US
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