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President Barack Obama designated the former military base north of Monterey, Calif., as a national monument today.

President Barack Obama declared Chimney Rock a national monument today.

US President Barack Obama signs a proclamation designating Fort Ord, a former military base in California, as a national monument on April 20, 2012.

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