List of monuments in the United States
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This is a list of monuments (statue, building, or other edifice created to commemorate a person or important event) in the United States. This is not a list of U.S. National Monuments, which are protected areas similar to national parks.
Alabama
Alaska
Pioneers of Alaska Monument, Anchorage
Arizona
- Four Corners Monument, located at the intersection of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.
- Madonna of the Trail, Springerville.
Arkansas
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Arkansas), Little Rock
California
- Go For Broke Monument, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
- Kern Veterans Memorial, Bakersfield.
- Madonna of the Trail, Upland.
- USS Bennington Monument, San Diego.
- Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco.
- Museum of History in Granite, Felicity, California.
Colorado
- Four Corners Monument, located at the intersection of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.
- Ludlow Monument, Ludlow.
- Madonna of the Trail, Lamar.
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Otero County, Colorado
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
- Madonna of the Trail, Richmond.
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Indianapolis.
- USS Indianapolis Memorial, Indianapolis.
- Medal of Honor Memorial, Indianapolis.
- Indiana World War Memorial Plaza, Indianapolis.
- Indiana Law Enforcement and Firefighters Memorial, Indianapolis.
- Project 9/11 Indianapolis, Indianapolis.
Kansas
Kentucky
- Jefferson Davis State Historic Site, Fairview
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, LaRue County
- Jefferson Monument, Louisville Metro Hall, Louisville
- Confederate Monument, University of Louisville Belknap Campus, Louisville
- Union Monument, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville
- 32nd Indiana Monument, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville
- John B. Castleman Monument, Louisville
Maine
Maryland
- Madonna of the Trail, Bethesda.
- Washington Monument (Baltimore), Baltimore, Maryland
- St. Mary's College of Maryland The entire school was established and designated as a "living monument to religious freedom" (by order of the Maryland State Legislature). The college's nickname is "The Monument School". Designation continues through to the present. School is located on the site of the original birthplace of religious freedom in North America.
- U.S. Colored Troops Monument, Lexington Park, Maryland, honors and memorializes African Americans from St. Mary's County, Maryland who served as soldiers in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
- USS Tulip monument in St. Inigoes, Maryland.
Massachusetts
Michigan
Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Detroit
Missouri
- Madonna of the Trail, Lexington.
- Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (St. Louis Arch), St. Louis, Missouri
New Mexico
- Four Corners Monument, located at the intersection of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.
- Madonna of the Trail, Albuquerque.
New York
- Boot Monument, Victory.
- Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn.
- Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn.
- McKinley Monument, Buffalo.
- Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument, Brooklyn.
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (New York), Riverside Park.
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Texas
- San Jacinto Monument, La Porte, Texas
Utah
- Four Corners Monument, located at the intersection of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.
Washington, D.C.
- Peace Monument, (also known as the Naval Monument).
- Washington Monument.
West Virginia
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Madonna Of The Trail
Jefferson Monument Pyramid to commemorate building of transcontinental RR - outside of Laramie, WY
See also
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