Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§217 Change in Name of Abraham Lincoln National Park
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XXIII — ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 217
Summary
Abraham Lincoln National Park in Kentucky is renamed Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park, and existing or future funds for the area may still be used.
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Title 16, §217
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The Abraham Lincoln National Park, in the State of Kentucky, authorized by sections 211 to 214 of this title, shall hereafter be called and known as the “Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park”, and all moneys heretofore or hereafter appropriated for this area under previous designations may be used in this area as redesignated.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Portion of act Aug. 11, 1939, relating to Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine is set out as section 440a of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park was renamed Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site by Pub. L. 86–231, Sept. 8, 1959, 73 Stat. 466, and then was renamed Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park by Pub. L. 111–11, title VII, § 7114(a), Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1202.
Reference
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 217
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102