Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§217a Change in Name of Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XXIII — ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 217a
Summary
From September 8, 1959, the Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park in Hodgenville, Kentucky must be called Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site. Any United States law, rule, document, or record that uses the old name will be treated as using the new name.
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Title 16, §217a
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The Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park at Hodgenville, Kentucky, shall on and after September 8, 1959, be known as Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, and any law, regulation, document, or record of the United States in which such historical park is designated or referred to under the name of Abraham Lincoln National Historic Park shall be held to refer to such historical park under and by the name of Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site was renamed Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park by Pub. L. 111–11, title VII, § 7114(a), Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1202.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
16 U.S.C. § 217a
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102