On January 18, 1933, which president’s signature established White Sands National Monument?
A Herbert Hoover
B Franklin D. Roosevelt
C John F. Kennedy
Hoover had only about a month left in his lone presidential term when he declared White Sands a national monument under the 1906 Antiquities Act. The move appeased a longstanding lobby to preserve the dune field, protecting 142,987 acres of land with ‘scenic, scientific, and educational interest.’ It became the 62nd US national park in December 2019.
The correct answer is Herbert Hoover.