On Tuesday, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and National Park Service (NPS) Director Jonathan B. Jarvis announced the creation of four new national historic landmarks, .听
The newly protected areas include the First Peoples Buffalo Jump in Montana;聽the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia;聽Lafayette Park in Detroit, Michigan;聽and Red Rocks Park and Mount Morrison Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Colorado.听
鈥淭hough very different from one another, these places reflect the creatively and ingenuity of the American spirit,鈥 Jarvis said in the release. 鈥淣ational historic landmarks are an example of how the mission of the National Park Service extends beyond park boundaries to recognize additional places of national significance in communities throughout the country.鈥
The four new landmarks follow President Obama鈥檚 designation of three new national monuments in July, which brought the total preserved acreage under his presidency to more than聽260 million acres.