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

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8 rows where pres_or_congress = "J. Kennedy"

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Link rowid ▼ current_name states original_name current_agency action date year pres_or_congress acres_affected
22 22 Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument New Mexico   NPS Enlarged 4/17/62 1962 J. Kennedy 373.25
44 44 Natural Bridges National Monument Utah   NPS Enlarged 8/14/62 1962 J. Kennedy 5,236
100 100 Bandelier National Monument New Mexico   NPS Enlarged 5/27/63 1963 J. Kennedy 2,882
126 126 Timpanogos Cave National Monument Utah   NPS Boundaries Confirmed 3/27/62 1962 J. Kennedy  
151 151 Craters of the Moon National Monument Idaho   NPS, BLM Enlarged 11/19/62 1962 J. Kennedy 5360
210 210 Saguaro National Park Arizona Saguaro National Monument NPS Enlarged 11/15/61 1961 J. Kennedy 15,360
247 247 Russell Cave National Monument Alabama   NPS Established 5/11/61 1961 J. Kennedy 310.45
248 248 Buck Island Reef National Monument Virgin Islands   NPS Established 12/28/61 1961 J. Kennedy 850

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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
);