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Park Service Flags Dozens of Signs for Removal or Alteration in Trump-Ordered Review

Markers addressing slavery, climate change, Native American incarceration are now under formal review ahead of a September deadline

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In a large crowd in Union Square on Presidents Day 2025, a homemade collage proclaims "betrayal" and shows tears running down the four Presidents' faces carved into Mount Rushmore. In this close up view, on one side of the collage, two cartoon-like characters appear very surprised. One wears a hat made of pails overflowing with cash; both watch an upside down American flag in tatters. On the other side is the teary Mount Rushmore image. Below that, text reads "The willful destruction of the American Ideal." . (Photo by: John Senter/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • National Park Service staff flagged exhibits and signage at key sites—including Cape Hatteras, Independence National Historical Park and Castillo de San Marcos—for potential removal or alteration.
  • The review follows the March “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” executive order directing the Department of the Interior to evaluate materials at 433 sites.
  • Park employees must submit formal recommendations by the September 17 deadline, with public tip lines and an online portal collecting visitor feedback on content deemed “unpatriotic.”
  • A University of Minnesota coalition launched the “Save Our Signs” campaign to photograph and archive endangered park materials, amassing over 800 submissions.
  • Historians and conservation groups warn that politicized revisions could undermine the agency’s mission to preserve comprehensive historical narratives.