16 U.S.C. § 442 — George Washington Birthplace National Monument
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This law creates George Washington's Birthplace National Monument. Government land at Wakefield, Virginia, plus its buildings, becomes a national monument honoring its history. Since January 23, 1930, the National Park Service has run it under the Interior Secretary.
The land owned by the United States at Wakefield, Westmoreland County, Virginia, and all structures thereon shall constitute the George Washington Birthplace National Monument at Wakefield, Virginia, which is established and set apart for the preservation of the historical associations connected therewith, for the benefit and enjoyment of the people, and the said national monument shall be after January 23, 1930, administered by the National Park Service under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior subject to the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (Thirty-ninth Statutes, page 535),1 as amended.
Source credit: (Jan. 23, 1930, ch. 24, §§ 1, 2, 46 Stat. 58.)
- 1930Enacted · Act of Jan. 23, 1930, ch. 24 · 46 Stat. 58
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 24 on 1930-01-23.
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