Former NBC News reporter Chet Huntley is the latest well-known American to grace the front of the visitor center building at Homestead National Monument of America as part of the ongoing "Homestead Legacies" project.

The project identifies notable individuals who have or had some personal, family connection to the Homestead Act of 1862. Once such a person is identified and his or her connection to homesteading confirmed, a 4 feet by 7 feet banner featuring the individual's likeness and biographical information is printed and hung at the monument.

Huntley grew up the son of Cardwell, Mont., homesteaders. Huntley was born in Cardwell in 1911 and died in 1974. He is best remembered as the co-anchor of The Huntley-Brinkley Report, which ran on NBC News from 1956-1970. After retiring from broadcasting, Huntley returned to his native state and worked to develop the town and resort of Big Sky, Mont.

"It's an honor for the monument to have a Homestead Legacies banner featuring Chet Huntley hanging at our facility," said Mark Engler, Homestead superintendent. "For years Mr. Huntley was one of the nation's most well-known and respected journalists, and his early experiences as the son of homesteaders surely contributed much to his success."

Others featured on Homestead Legacies banners include: educator/inventor George Washington Carver; musician Lawrence Welk; authors Willa Cather and Laura Ingalls Wilder; pop singer Jewel; aviation pioneer Evelyn Sharp; Ojibwe Indian Chief Wa gi ma wub; and several others.

All of the banners are available for viewing on the monument's Web site at www.nps.gov/home.