Antiquities Act: actions_under_antiquities_act.csv

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This table contains the data behind the story Trump Might Be The First President To Scrap A National Monument.

This data was compiled by the National Parks Conservation Association and includes national monuments that were created by presidents by under the Antiquities Act. It does not include national monuments created by Congress.

Header Definition
current_name Current name of piece of land designated under the Antiquities Act
states State(s) or territory where land is located
original_name If included, original name of 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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
action Type of action taken on land
date Date of action
year Year of action
pres_or_congress President or congress that issued action
acres_affected Acres affected by action. Note that total current acreage is not included. National monuments that cover ocean are listed in square miles.

Sources: National Parks Conservation Association and National Parks Service Archeology Program

Data license: CC Attribution 4.0 License · Data source: fivethirtyeight/data on GitHub · About: simonw/fivethirtyeight-datasette

16 rows where pres_or_congress = "D. Eisenhower"

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Link rowid ▼ current_name states original_name current_agency action date year pres_or_congress acres_affected
29 29 Muir Woods National Monument California   NPS Enlarged 9/8/59 1959 D. Eisenhower 6.16
50 50 Tumacacori National Historical Park Arizona Tumacacori National Monument NPS Enlarged 3/28/58 1958 D. Eisenhower 0.15
85 85 Colorado National Monument Colorado   NPS Diminished 8/7/59 1959 D. Eisenhower 211
89 89 Cabrillo National Monument California   NPS Enlarged 2/2/59 1959 D. Eisenhower 80
99 99 Bandelier National Monument New Mexico   NPS Enlarged 1/9/61 1961 D. Eisenhower 3,600
136 136 Hovenweep National Monument Utah, Colorado   NPS Diminished 4/6/56 1956 D. Eisenhower 40
159 159 Fort Pulaski National Monument Georgia   NPS Enlarged 8/14/58 1958 D. Eisenhower 2.5
173 173 Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Alaska Glacier Bay National Monument NPS Diminished 3/31/55 1955 D. Eisenhower 4,193 (water)
184 184 Arches National Park Utah Arches National Monument NPS Enlarged 7/22/60 1960 D. Eisenhower 480
185 185 Arches National Park Utah Arches National Monument NPS Diminished 7/22/60 1960 D. Eisenhower 720
194 194 Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Colorado Great Sand Dunes National Monument NPS Enlarged 6/7/56 1956 D. Eisenhower 960
203 203 White Sands National Monument New Mexico   NPS Enlarged 6/24/53 1953 D. Eisenhower 478.53
215 215 Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Colorado Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument NPS Diminished 4/8/60 1960 D. Eisenhower 470
226 226 Capitol Reef National Park Utah Capitol Reef National Monument NPS Enlarged 7/2/58 1958 D. Eisenhower 3,040
242 242 Thomas Edison National Historical Park New Jersey Edison Laboratory NPS Established 7/14/56 1956 D. Eisenhower 1.51
245 245 Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Maryland Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Monument NPS Established 1/18/61 1961 D. Eisenhower 5,263.94

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CREATE TABLE "antiquities-act/actions_under_antiquities_act" (
"current_name" TEXT,
  "states" TEXT,
  "original_name" TEXT,
  "current_agency" TEXT,
  "action" TEXT,
  "date" TEXT,
  "year" INTEGER,
  "pres_or_congress" TEXT,
  "acres_affected" TEXT
);