[fm art:Hist of the Nat'l Reg of Hist Places]
In April 1966, six months before the National Register of Historic Places was created the National Park Service's history research programs had been centralized into the office of Robert M. Utley, NPS chief historian, in Washington, D.C.,[1] as part of an overall plan dubbed "MISSION 66." On October 15, 1966 the Historic Preservation Act created the National Register of Historic Places and the corresponding State Historic Preservation Offices.[2] Initially the National Register consisted of those National Historic Landmarks designated before the Register's creation as well as any other historic sites within the National Park system.
[1st edit of above] In April 1966, six months before the National Register of Historic Places was created the National Park Service's history research programs had been centralized into the office of Robert M. Utley, NPS chief historian, in Washington, D.C.,[1] as part of an overall plan dubbed "MISSION 66." On October 15, 1966 the Historic Preservation Act created the National Register of Historic Places and the corresponding State Historic Preservation Offices.[2] Initially the National Register consisted of those National Historic Landmarks designated before the Register's creation as well as any other historic sites within the National Park system.