Glimpses of Our National Monuments (Table of Contents)

Tables showing the national monuments at a glance:
     Administered by the Department of the Interior
     Administered by the Department of Agriculture
     Administered by the War Department
National parks at a glance

General introduction
     National parks and national monuments closely allied
     Types of national monuments
     Administration and protection

Arches National Monument
Aztec Ruins National Monument
Capulin Mountain National Monument
Casa Grande National Monument
Chaco Canyon National Monument
Colorado National Monument
Craters of the Moon National Monument
Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument
El Morro National Monument
Fossil Cycad National Monument
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Glacier Bay National Monument
Gran Quivira National Monument
Hovenweep National Monument
Katmai National Monument
Lewis and Clark Cavern National Monument
Montezuma Castle National Monument
Muir Woods National Monument
Natural Bridges National Monument
Navajo National Monument
Petrified Forest National Monument
Pinnacles National Monument
Pipe Spring National Monument
Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Shoshone Cavern National Monument
Sitka National Monument
Tumacacori National Monument
Verendrye National Monument
Wupatki National Monument
Yucca House National Monument

Appendix:

Rules and regulations governing the national monuments, general
Special Muir Woods regulations
Act for the preservation of American antiquities
Act to establish a National Park Service
Statement of appropriations made by Congress for the administration and protection of the national monuments
List of monument custodians

Statement regarding "Glimpses of Our National Parks" and the National Parks Portfolio (see below)

map showing location of national parks and national monuments

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A publication similar to this, entitled "Glimpses of Our National Parks," may be obtained free of charge upon application to the Director of the National Park Service, Interior Department, Washington, D. C. This publication contains 65 pages, including 26 illustrations.

Another interesting publication on the national parks and national monuments is the National Parks Portfolio, 1928 edition, which contains nine chapters descriptive each of a national park, and one larger chapter devoted to other parks and monuments. This publication, which contains 270 pages, including 310 illustrations, is bound securely in cloth. It is sold by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., for $1 a copy.

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