Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§450bb–6 Change in Name of Harpers Ferry National Monument

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXI — NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS › § 450bb–6

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

On May 29, 1963, Harpers Ferry National Monument became Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, and any U.S. law or record that calls it the monument is to be read as naming the park.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §450bb–6

Conservation, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Harpers Ferry National Monument established pursuant to sections 450bb to 450bb–2 of this title, shall on and after May 29, 1963, be known as Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, and any law, regulation, document, or record of the United States in which such monument is designated or referred to under the name of Harpers Ferry National Monument shall be held to refer to such monument under and by the name of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

16 U.S.C. § 450bb–6

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102