Recruitment Site for Civil War African-American Soldiers Made National Monument

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke at Camp Nelson, Kentucky on Oct. 27, 2018. Tami Heilemann/Department of the Interior

For the first time in its 226-year history, Kentucky will have a national monument.

President Donald Trump used his power under the Antiquities Act to give Camp Nelson federal designation on Oct. 26. It was the first time the president has used his executive powers to create a national monument since taking office.