This section will explain how the draft nomination is presented to the Landmarks Committee, the National Parks System Advisory Board, and the Secretary of the Interior.

Page 1: Overview

Page 2: Who attends the Landmarks Committee meeting?

Page 3: : How are people notified about the date, time, and place of the Landmarks Committee?

Page 4: How do I prepare for the Landmarks Committee?

Page 5 : What does a presentation include?

Page 6: What happens after my presentation?

Page 7: What is the National Park System Advisory Board?

Page 8 : Who presents the nomination to the National Park System Advisory Board?

Page 9: Finally! Is My Property a National Historic Landmark?

photograph by Peter Nijenhuis via Flickr San Francisco Cable Cars, CA: These are the only cable cars still operating in an American city. Begun in August 1873, this system of traction locomotion was designed to accommodate even the steepest grades, which explains why ten miles of track are still in use in this very hilly "city by the Bay." Alcatraz Island, which is pictured in the background, is also a National Historic Landmark.