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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4 rows where states = "Maine"

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Link rowid ▼ current_name states original_name current_agency action date year pres_or_congress acres_affected
102 102 Acadia National Park Maine Sieur de Monts National Monument NPS Established 7/8/16 1916 W. Wilson 5,000
103 103 Acadia National Park Maine Sieur de Monts National Monument NPS Redesignated Lafayette NP 2/26/19 1919 65th Congress  
104 104 Acadia National Park Maine Sieur de Monts National Monument NPS Redesignated Acadia NP 1930      
338 338 Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Maine   NPS Established 8/24/16 2016 B. H. Obama 87,563

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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
);