National Garden of American Heroes

The National Garden of American Heroes is a proposed monument to "great figures of America’s history", planned through executive order by President Donald Trump.[1][2] The garden, along with a Task Force for Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes, was announced on July 3, 2020 at the Independence Day celebration event at Mount Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota.[3][4][5]

President Trump announcing the garden during the July 3, 2020 rally at Mount Rushmore

In his speech, Trump described the proposed monument as "a vast outdoor park that will feature the statues of the greatest Americans to ever live." The garden is slated to include statues of notable political figures, activists, businesspeople, and pop culture icons.[6][5][7][8]

Development

The development of the proposed garden will be managed by the Task Force for Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes, which will allocate funding from the United States Department of the Interior to establish the site. Members of the task force will include chairs of the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities, Administrator of the General Services Administration, chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and any additional "officers or employees of any executive department or agency" designated by the president.[9]

After the executive order was signed on July 3, 2020, the task force was granted 60 days to develop preliminary plans for the site, including a potential location.[10] The executive order also states that the garden will open before July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.[9]

Proposed statues

Although not exhaustive, the executive order provides a list of historical figures that will receive a statue in the Garden.

See also

References
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  2. "Executive Order on Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes". The White House. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
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