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"THE CREDENTIAL"
May 2026
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America's 11 Most Endangered
Historic Places for 2026 |
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Celebrating National Historic Preservation Month, we introduce you to the "11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2026" as announced by the
National Trust for Historic Preservation. |
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The Ben Moore Hotel
(Montgomery, Alabama) |
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Once frequented by Civil Rights leaders including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Ben Moore Hotel in Montgomery, Alabama was a cultural refuge for Black Americans facing the restricted realities of daily life under Jim Crow. The Black-owned hotel created a space for the Black community to assert their humanity, agency, and right to participate fully in American culture and leisure.
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Tule Lake Segregation Center
(Modoc County, California) |
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Tule Lake Segregation Center stands as a testament to the resilience of thousands of Japanese Americans who exercised their rights to protest and resist in the face of racial discrimination, incarceration, and direct attacks on their identities as American citizens. Beginning in 1942, the federal government forcibly removed over 126,000 people of Japanese descent—two-thirds of whom were American citizens—from their homes and incarcerated them at sites like Tule Lake. Today, Tule Lake is a place that honors the brave contributions of Japanese Americans who fought to protect the sanctity of the U.S. Constitution. |
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Angel Island Immigration Station
(Tiburon, California) |
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Located in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, the Angel Island Immigration Station stands as a reminder that the United States—a nation to which generations of immigrants have contributed—has at times implemented unjust policies toward those pursuing entry into the country. Built to enforce racially exclusionary immigration laws, the station detained more than 300,000 immigrants, primarily from Asia and across the Pacific. While Ellis Island is remembered as a gateway of welcome, Angel Island tells a different story of lengthy interrogations, months or even years of detention, invasive medical exams, and family separation. Diving deeper into these histories, visitors will also find courageous stories of resilience, hope, and determination. The Angel Island Immigration Station allows visitors to experience its vital history through the perspective of immigrants and serves as a visceral reminder of our obligation now to honor the ideal of that all are created equal and to continue the work of building a more perfect union. |
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Swansea Friends Meeting House
(Somerset, Massachusetts) |
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The Swansea Friends Meeting House in Somerset is recognized as the oldest surviving Quaker meeting house in Massachusetts and tells the story of how early Quaker settlers struggled for religious freedom and safety. Rooted in the Quaker belief of “Inner Light,” which emphasizes spiritual equality and universal dignity, the meeting house was an important site where these ideals were discussed and applied to the abolition movement and the expansion of women’s roles within the church. Today, the Meeting House stands as a powerful reminder of the tireless pursuit of equality for all. |
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Detroit Association of Women's Clubs
(Detroit, Michigan) |
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In 1941, nationally recognized Civil Rights leader Dr. Rosa Slade-Gragg took tremendous personal and financial risk to secure the headquarters building for the Detroit Association of Women's Clubs (DAWC) during her presidency of the organization; to avoid the racially restrictive clauses prohibiting African Americans from living on certain streets, Slade-Gragg had the building’s address officially changed. Dr. Slade-Gragg's brave actions ensured that association members would have a home base for community organizing efforts that aimed to create equality for women and Black Americans, and she would go on to continue this work on a national scale, serving as an advisor to three United States Presidents (Roosevelt, Kennedy, and Johnson). During her tenure as president of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (1958-62), Dr. Slade-Gragg successfully advocated for legislation designating the Frederick Douglass House in Washington D. C. as a National Historic Site operated by the National Park Service, and she was later in attendance as President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964. |
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Greater Chaco Cultural Landscape
(New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Utah) |
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The Greater Chaco Cultural Landscape, an ancestral homeland sustained by Pueblo people for over a millennium, is a place of deep meaning for modern Pueblo and Hopi nations. Actions to safeguard public land and respond to ongoing threats like industrial development are part of a broader history of American land, including the dispossession and destruction of Indigenous sites. Those organizing to protect this landscape demonstrate that Indigenous histories and enduring relationships with the land are not secondary to economic gain, but rather essential, equal, and permanent threads in American history. |
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Women's Rights National Historical Park
(Seneca Falls, New York) |
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At the Wesleyan Chapel in 1848, approximately 300 people gathered for the first formal convention in the United States dedicated to the rights of women. Here, the Declaration of Sentiments was drafted and signed, a foundational document that was modeled after the Declaration of Independence and that boldly asserted “all men and women are created equal.” |
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Stonewall National Monument
(New York, New York) |
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In the summer of 1969, members of New York City’s LGBTQ+ community and allies took a stand, challenging authorities that were unjustly targeting their public and private social spaces and gathering spots. Demonstrators in the multi-night uprising that started at the Stonewall Inn gay bar demanded that their country live up to its values – recognizing their full humanity and extending the promise of equality to groups long marginalized. At Stonewall, American ideals inspired collective action that changed the course of the nation. |
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The President's House Site
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
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Located in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historic Park, the President's House archaeological site was the location of the nation’s executive mansion from 1790 to 1800, housing George Washington and John Adams as they established the foundations of American democracy. As a historic site, it enables visitors to understand the historical context and contradiction between the principle of freedom and the institution of slavery by displaying the stories of the people who were enslaved within its walls and highlighting their stories of resistance and self-emancipation. |
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Hanging Rock Revolutionary War Battlefield
(Heath Springs, South Carolina) |
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On August 6, 1780, a Patriot militia bolstered by Catawba warriors faced off with British and Loyalist troops at the Battle of Hanging Rock. The fierce three hours of fighting revealed the complex alliances, human cost, and unresolved tensions of the American Revolutionary War, particularly around who the Declaration of Independence’s principles of freedom and equality were meant to serve. At Hanging Rock, neighbors fought over loyalty, land, and self-government, each with distinct stakes in survival and autonomy. The Hanging Rock Battlefield continues to reveal the complexities of the Southern Campaign—including the Revolutionary War experiences of Native Americans, women, and Loyalists living outside major cities occupied by either Patriot or British forces—and offers a powerful opportunity to broaden the story of the American Revolution beyond its most familiar narratives. |
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El Corazón Sagrado de la Iglesia de Jesús (Ruidosa, Texas)
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The families who fled the Mexican Revolution and settled in the Texas border town of Rudiosa carved out spaces for themselves within a country that could be selective in its promises of equality. The Mexican American residents there responded to the daily realities of segregated schools, voter disenfranchisement, and wage inequality by organizing as a collective; the construction of El Corazón Sagrado de la Iglesia de Jesús (The Sacred Heart of the Church of Jesus) was a physical manifestation of this resilience, offering a shared sanctuary that came to represent a beacon of hope for a more just and equal future. |
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This article is published in "The National Trust for Historic Preservation" newsletter of May 20,2026. For complete information about each 2026 selection, please read more at: https://savingplaces.org/
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