Taking a Look at Castle Clinton

The United States is filled with a significant amount of National Monuments; places that need to be given certain importance. Their purpose is to protect prehistoric sites and prevent their destruction. To date, several presidents have been involved in the decision of establishing monuments. Right after the decision is made, they are handled by different agencies and departments. They are practically responsible for every single one of them and once they assume that responsibility, those companies are in charge. A monument that even though was not the first one still thrilling with the remarkable history, is the Castillo de San Marcos which is a fortress of stone located in

Confederate monuments should stay in public because taking them down goes against the Constitution. The First Amendment gives citizens of the United States the freedoms of speech, expression, worship, and other liberties. Creating and keeping up monuments falls under this because it is symbolic speech towards the Confederacy, the South, and their generals (Nelson). The only way speech is

In 1861 there was a war that turned north against south family against family. After their war the created monuments that represent the brave leaders that fought for what the believe in. Now there is controversy over if the monuments should be destroyed. This has created a titanic fight between tow sides one side is for the monuments being destroyed and the other side dose not want it to be destroyed. I believe that the monuments should not be destroyed. I believe they should not be destroyed because we need to remember our history. Finally is that it will not stop the violence.

The responsibility of designing and building a monument is no small feat. After all, the end product is meant to memorialize important, and sometimes tragic events and/or people that have significantly contributed something to society. How does one begin to plan a memorial in the first place? Certainly, it can not be rushed, and can be a very grueling process. Several things need to be considered, including determining the proper location of a monument that suits the people who see it. One must also consider the intended audience and what the monument represents. Of course the simplicity or complexity of the monument structure must also be determined. Along with that, monument builders need to consider the positive and/or negative affects on people viewing the monument. In short, there are three main things that need to be considered when debating how, or even if, to make a monument.

The construction of the castle started after the Queen and Princess were crowned. It took a total of one and a half years to build the castle. West Virginia’s castle was beautiful, just as the state was. The castle’s walls were a pearl color and the top were made out of gold. The castle was pure beauty and everyone enjoyed just looking at

In the post WWII Era, The National Trust for Historic Preservation was established after “preservationist began to realize the need for a National, private, nonprofit organization to unite expertise and leadership with the preservation movement’s growing popular support.” The National Trust for Historic Preservation changed the landscape for preservation in America. In 1906, the National Historic Preservation Act was passed, providing federal funding for the National Trust, to provide financial support for organizations preserving America’s Cultural and Natural Heritage, with activities ranging from the Statue of Liberty, to the Grand Canyon. The National Park Service in some measure created the National Trust. The National Park Services

The first National Park was created in Yellowstone and in the territories of Wyoming and Montana. This was done so by the Act of March 1st, 1872. This act essentially reserved the area from settlement, occupancy, and sale under the laws of the United States of America. This act was meant so the people could benefit from the park for years to come. It was almost as it were reversed for life to the public to explore and have fun with nature in this Public Park. This act would leave the park under exclusive control. The land would be taking care of by its workers and certainly maintained for the wants of the public. This Yellow Stone act was the start of many great things to come for the National Park Service.

However, past presidents have taken away and added acreage to monuments before because the Antiquities Act does not say the president cannot. Therefore, the president does have the power to modify current monuments or he can abolish a monument altogether (Seamon). In the past, when presidents have created a monument, they have set aside large portions of land to do this. However, the Antiquities Act was developed to set aside small areas of land and not protect entire landscapes (Seamon). Therefore, by the Take Care Clause in the constitution, the president must ensure that the Antiquities Act is carried out faithfully and not abused. An argument can be made that setting aside large areas is an abuse of the Antiquities Act. Furthermore, the Antiquities Act is not subject to the National Environmental Policy Act and, therefore, environmental concerns are not relevant (Seamon).

Our National Parks and Monuments cover millions of acres throughout this country, sequestered by our Federal Government and held in trust for the entire world to enjoy, which begs the question, How much access should people have to our National Parks and Monument system? People travel from around the world, as far as China to visit these National Parks which are right in our backyard. How do you appropriately regulate access of these natural splendors when people have traveled so far to visit them? Who are we to deny anyone access when we so freely enjoy it. There are some logical answers to these questions. Education is first and foremost important when approaching these situations, increasing knowledge and awareness of the visitors to these areas and evoking a sense of ownership or pride by visiting these areas, is

Investing in our national parks should be one of our top priorities. For example, without national park funding and maintenance Bears Ears would just be dust; Papahanaumokuakea would be non­existent due to the local fisherman; and Native American cave arts would be tattered and left into pieces. We­as a nation­ stand to lose a lot of our “world’s wonders” without the federal support provided to the National Park Service (NPS). We should protect these parks, all monuments, and the land surrounding them because of their cultural, scientific, and aesthetic benefits.

August 25, 1916, the National Park System was passed. President Woodrow Wilson signed the act to create a new federal bureau that help protect 35 national parks and monuments. The "Organic Act" states that "the Service thus established shall promote and regulate the use of the Federal areas known as national parks, monuments and reservations…by such means and measures as conform to the fundamental purpose of the said parks, monuments and reservations, which purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."

The National Park Service is an agency of the United States federal government that was established in 1916 with a mission to manage all U.S. National Parks, some American National Monuments, conservation and historical properties. More specifically the National Park Service was established to protect the nature and wildlife of special areas as well as to improve the experiences of visitors without sacrificing the nature’s resources. The National Park Service is a different kind of an industry, because it is a government agency and its main priority is not to bring in as many visitors to the parks as possible but to simply allow visitors to enjoy these areas without the expense of harming the nature. Also, since all national parks are managed by the same agency, there is no competition between different national parks, like there is within other commercial industries.

In the American National Park System, there are 407 locations covering more than 84 million acres of land, they all have a passion for caring for the nation's nature and sharing their stories. One of the purposes of the National Park System is to honor the on-going serenity, union and compassion between nations.The National Park System has come a long way

The idea of the National Parks Service was first conceptualized in 1872 when Congress established what is now Yellowstone National Park “as a public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.” under the Act of March 1, 1872. The notion began years before with some of the first European settlers that were captivated by the beauty and worked to protect it. Since then, the system has grown to include natural, historic, and recreation areas in every region. However, it wasn’t until August 25, 1916 that the parks service was made official with the National Park Service Organic Act where it was defined as an agency under the United States Department of Interior.