The architect Robert Mills designed what was originally supposed to become the monument (seen at left, below) in 1846. No, the top of the obelisk isn't cut off — that's how it was supposed to look.

The monument was intended to memorialize the Basque people, personified in the immigrant Basque herder. There was considerable debate as to whether it should be representational and look like a ...

The new national monument north and south of Grand Canyon National Park further preserves one of nature's gems.

Nothing of significance even happened at Stone Mountain during the Civil War. “The monument itself is not about history,” said Kevin M. Levin, a Civil War scholar and educator based in Boston.

The proposal to expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument is getting attention from Washington, D.C.

About 245,000 acres amid historical mountains in Luna County have been proposed to be designated a national monument.

A monument marking the beginning and the end of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail was unveiled in Jockey’s Ridge State Park in Nags Head on Sept. 29, 2023.

Larry Wilson: San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the lands it once forgot In this file photo President Barack Obama arrives to speak at Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas on ...

President Biden expands the mountain range’s national monument status, creating more green space access to vulnerable communities.

Map of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Brick, like many, wondered why such a significant portion at the southwestern end of the range was excluded.

A monument marking the beginning and the end of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail was unveiled in Jockey’s Ridge State Park in Nags Head on Sept. 29, 2023.

About 245,000 acres amid historical mountains in Luna County have been proposed to be designated a national monument.