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§425n Interpretation

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LX— - NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 425n

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must teach visitors and public that Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania Courthouse, and the Wilderness belong to the Civil War's causes, consequences, and effects on all Americans, especially the South.

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Title 16, §425n

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In administering the park, the Secretary shall take such action as is necessary and appropriate to interpret, for the benefit of visitors to the park and the general public, the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania Courthouse, and the Wilderness in the larger context of the Civil War and American history, including the causes and consequences of the Civil War and including the effects of the war on all the American people, especially on the American South.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 425n

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73