List of United States National Historic Landmarks in United States commonwealths and territories, associated states, and foreign states

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Last updated December 13, 2022

This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in U.S. commonwealths and territories, associated states, and foreign states.

NHLs in U.S. commonwealths and territories

^[1]	Landmark name	Image	Date designated^[2]	Location	Commonwealth/Territory	Description
1	Blunts Point Battery	Blunts Point Battery	May 28, 1987 (#73002128)	Pago Pago 14°17′27″S170°40′30″W / 14.29087°S 170.67493°W / -14.29087; -170.67493 (Blunts Point Battery)	American Samoa	A rare intact Pacific coastal battery, built as part of the fortification of the Samoan Islands after Pearl Harbor
2	Government House	Government House	December 14, 1990 (#72001443)	Pago Pago 14°16′57″S170°40′54″W / 14.28238°S 170.68171°W / -14.28238; -170.68171 (Government House)	American Samoa	A symbol of United States military and diplomatic relations throughout the South Pacific through World War I and World War II. Now the residence of the governor of American Samoa
3	World War II Facilities at Midway	World War II Facilities at Midway	May 28, 1987 (#87001302)	Midway Atoll 28°12′N177°21′W / 28.2°N 177.35°W / 28.2; -177.35 (World War II Facilities at Midway)	Midway Islands	Site of pivotal Battle of Midway which changed the balance of sea power during World War II
4	Landing Beaches; Aslito/Isley Field; & Marpi Point, Saipan Island	Landing Beaches; Aslito/Isley Field; & Marpi Point, Saipan Island	February 4, 1985 (#85001789)	Saipan 15°06′59″N145°43′41″E / 15.116389°N 145.728056°E / 15.116389; 145.728056	Northern Mariana Islands
5	Tinian Landing Beaches, Ushi Point & North Fields, Tinian Island	Tinian Landing Beaches, Ushi Point & North Fields, Tinian Island	December 30, 1985 (#85003268)	Tinian 15°04′54″N145°37′57″E / 15.081654°N 145.632398°E / 15.081654; 145.632398	Northern Mariana Islands
6	Antonio Lopez	Antonio Lopez More images	December 9, 1997 (#93001593)	Dorado 18°28′48″N66°13′50″W / 18.48°N 66.230556°W / 18.48; -66.230556 (Antonio Lopez)	Puerto Rico	Shipwreck of the first Spanish-built steel vessel with a complete electrical lighting system, and one of the most important Spanish blockade-runners during the Spanish–American War. The shipwreck is the only known Spanish wreck in American waters from the conflict.
7	Caguana Site	Caguana Site More images	November 4, 1993 (#92001671)	Utuado 18°17′49″N66°46′55″W / 18.2969°N 66.7819°W / 18.2969; -66.7819 (Caguana Site)	Puerto Rico	Taíno archaeological site considered to be one of the most important Pre-Columbian sites in the West Indies.
8	Caparra Archaeological Site	Caparra Archaeological Site	April 19, 1994 (#84003155)	Guaynabo 18°24′18″N66°06′51″W / 18.405°N 66.114167°W / 18.405; -66.114167 (Caparra Archaeological Site)	Puerto Rico	Contains the remains of the first Spanish capital of Puerto Rico, settled in 1508 and abandoned in 1521. It represents the oldest known European settlement on United States territory.
9	Casa Dra. Concha Melendez Ramirez	Casa Dra. Concha Melendez Ramirez More images	February 27, 2013 (#11000414)	San Juan 18°27′10″N66°04′03″W / 18.4528°N 66.0675°W / 18.4528; -66.0675 (Casa Dra. Concha Melendez Ramirez)	Puerto Rico	The home of Dra. Concha Meléndez Ramírez, a writer and critic of the Generación del Treinta (Generation of 1930), a literary movement that shaped Puerto Rico's 20th-century national cultural identity.
10	La Fortaleza	La Fortaleza More images	October 9, 1960 (#66000951)	San Juan 18°27′50″N66°07′09″W / 18.463889°N 66.119167°W / 18.463889; -66.119167 (La Fortaleza)	Puerto Rico	Built between 1533 and 1540 to defend the harbor of San Juan. Today it serves as the residence of the governor of Puerto Rico, and it is the oldest executive mansion in continuous use in the Americas.
11	Old San Juan Historic District	Old San Juan Historic District More images	February 27, 2013 (#13000284)	San Juan 18°26′44″N66°04′33″W / 18.4456°N 66.0758°W / 18.4456; -66.0758 (Old San Juan Historic District)	Puerto Rico	A well-preserved Spanish colonial city. Nearly 400 years old, it is the oldest colonial settlement under the United States jurisdiction.
12	Columbus Landing Site	Columbus Landing Site More images	October 9, 1960 (#66000743)	Saint Croix 17°46′44″N64°45′32″W / 17.778889°N 64.758889°W / 17.778889; -64.758889 (Columbus Landing Site)	Virgin Islands
13	Fort Christian	Fort Christian More images	May 5, 1977 (#77001329)	Saint Thomas 18°20′27″N64°55′47″W / 18.340833°N 64.929722°W / 18.340833; -64.929722 (Fort Christian)	Virgin Islands
14	Fort Frederik	Fort Frederik More images	September 25, 1997 (#97001269)	Saint Croix 17°42′55″N64°53′00″W / 17.715256°N 64.883453°W / 17.715256; -64.883453 (Fort Frederik)	Virgin Islands
15	St. Thomas Synagogue	St. Thomas Synagogue More images	September 25, 1997 (#97001270)	Saint Thomas 18°20′41″N64°55′59″W / 18.344722°N 64.933056°W / 18.344722; -64.933056 (St. Thomas Synagogue)	Virgin Islands
16	Blackbeard's Castle (Skytsborg)	Blackbeard's Castle (Skytsborg) More images	October 12, 1994 (#91001844)	Saint Thomas 18°20′38″N64°55′47″W / 18.343842°N 64.929592°W / 18.343842; -64.929592 (Blackbeard's Castle (Skytsborg))	Virgin Islands
17	Wake Island	Wake Island More images	September 16, 1985 (#85002726)	Wake Island 19°18′00″N166°38′00″E / 19.3°N 166.633333°E / 19.3; 166.633333 (Wake Island)	Wake Island

NHLs in associated states

This is a complete list of the five National Historic Landmarks in sovereign states that are in free association with the United States.

^[1]	Landmark name	Image	Date designated^[2]	Location	State	Description
1	Kwajalein Island Battlefield	Kwajalein Island Battlefield More images	February 4, 1985 (#85001757)	Kwajalein 8°43′00″N167°44′00″E / 8.716667°N 167.733333°E / 8.716667; 167.733333 (Kwajalein Island Battlefield)	Marshall Islands	This district encompasses the entire 1944 bounds of Kwajalein Island, commemorating its role in the 1944 Battle of Kwajalein.
2	Roi-Namur	Roi-Namur More images	February 4, 1985 (#85001758)	Kwajalein 9°23′46″N167°28′33″E / 9.396111°N 167.475833°E / 9.396111; 167.475833 (Roi-Namur)	Marshall Islands	This district encompasses all of Roi-Namur island, commemorating its role in the 1944 Battle of Kwajalein.
3	Nan Madol	Nan Madol More images	September 16, 1985 (#74002226)	Pohnpei 6°50′31″N158°19′56″E / 6.841944°N 158.332222°E / 6.841944; 158.332222 (Nan Madol)	Federated States of Micronesia
4	Truk Lagoon Underwater Fleet, Truk Atoll	Truk Lagoon Underwater Fleet, Truk Atoll More images	February 4, 1985 (#76002267)	Chuuk 7°25′00″N151°47′00″E / 7.416667°N 151.783333°E / 7.416667; 151.783333	Federated States of Micronesia
5	Peleliu Battlefield	Peleliu Battlefield More images	February 4, 1985 (#85001754)	Peleliu 7°00′01″N134°13′23″E / 7.000378°N 134.223032°E / 7.000378; 134.223032 (Peleliu Battlefield)	Palau

U.S. NHLs in foreign states

^[1]	Landmark name	Image	Date designated^[2]	Location	State	Description
1	American Legation	American Legation More images	December 17, 1982 (#81000703)	Tangier 35°47′02″N5°48′38″W / 35.78398°N 5.81068°W / 35.78398; -5.81068 (American Legation)	Morocco	The first property on foreign soil owned by the US government.

National Park Service Areas in U.S. Commonwealths and Territories

Also of historical interest are:

Christiansted National Historic Site, in U.S. Virgin Islands
Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, in U.S. Virgin Islands (also an NHL, listed above as Columbus Landing Site)
San Juan National Historic Site, in Puerto Rico
War in the Pacific National Historical Park in Guam

Other National Park Service-administered areas in U.S. commonwealths and territories are:

National Park of American Samoa, in American Samoa
Buck Island Reef National Monument, in U.S. Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, in U.S. Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands National Park, in U.S. Virgin Islands
American Memorial Park (affiliated area), in the Northern Mariana Islands

A former US National Historical Site is St. Thomas National Historic Site, transferred to Virgin Islands.

Related Research Articles

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The National Register of Historic Places in the United States is a register including buildings, sites, structures, districts, and objects. The Register automatically includes all National Historic Landmarks as well as all historic areas administered by the U.S. National Park Service. Since its introduction in 1966, more than 90,000 separate listings have been added to the register.

Caparra is an archaeological site in the municipality of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. It was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1994. The site contains the remains of the first Spanish capital of the island, settled in 1508 and abandoned in 1521. It represents the oldest known European settlement on United States territory.

Government House, also known as Building No.1, Naval Station, Tutuila or Government House, U.S. Naval Station Tutuila, is a historic government building on the grounds of the former United States Naval Station Tutuila in Pago Pago, American Samoa. Built in 1903, it has served as a center of government on the island for much of the time since then. Government House was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1972, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1990.

Landing Beaches; Aslito/Isely Field & Marpi Point, Saipan Island is a National Historic Landmark District consisting of several discontiguous areas of the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. The sites were designated for their association with the Japanese defense of Saipan during World War II, the 1944 Battle of Saipan in which United States forces captured the island, and the subsequent campaigns which used Saipan as a base. The district includes the landing beaches where the U.S. forces landed, the remnants of Japanese airfields Aslito and Marpi Point and Isely Field, the airfield built over much of Aslito from which B-29 bombers were used to bomb the Japanese home islands. Included in the Marpi Point area are Suicide Cliff and Banzai Cliff, two locations where significant numbers of Japanese military and civilians jumped to their deaths rather than surrender to advancing U.S. forces. The loss of Saipan was a major blow to the Japanese war effort, leading to the resignation of Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, The landmark designation was made in 1985.

This portion of National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico is along the north coast, north plains, and north slopes of the Cordillera, from Isabela to Guaynabo.

References

1 2 3 Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
1 2 3 The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

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[NRHP_colors-1] 1 2 3 Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[refnums-2] 1 2 3 The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

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