avoid this becoming a safety hazard. Additional war memorial structures have been erected in a grassy area across Bladensburg Road from the memorial, creating the Bladensburg Memorial Grove Park. The memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. Work began in 2021 to restore the cross and the renovated memorial was rededicated in a ceremony on Veterans Day 2022. The restoration was estimated to cost about $1 million with the Park and Planning Commission seeking private donations to help cover the costs. Legal challenge In October 2017, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that publicly funded maintenance of the cross was unconstitutional because it "excessively entangles the government in religion because the cross is the core symbol of Christianity and breaches the wall separating church and state." On June 20, 2019, in the case of American Legion v. American Humanist Association, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of keeping the Peace Cross on public land, by the reason that it does not violate the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Further reading SCOTUS Opinion See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Prince George's County, Maryland References Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Buildings and structures in Prince George's County, Maryland Military monuments and memorials in the United States World War I memorials in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Prince George's County, Maryland 1925 sculptures Memorial crosses American Legion Bladensburg, Maryland