History
Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan centers on the Stonewall Inn, Christopher Park, and part of Christopher Street, the site of the June 28, 1969 Stonewall riots that helped launch the modern LGBTQ rights movement in the United States. Designated in 2016 as the first U.S. national monument devoted to LGBTQ rights and history, it also preserves layers of older New York history, from 17th-century farmland to a park created after an 1835 fire. The area later became a center of gay life, and the uprising made Stonewall a national symbol of resistance and organizing. Subsequent landmark designations, memorial art, and a visitor center have reinforced its lasting civic and historical importance.
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