U.S. National Heritage Area
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A National Heritage Area is a site designated by United States
and intended to encourage historic preservation
of the area and an appreciation of the history and heritage of the site. There are currently 49 National Heritage Areas, some of which use variations of the title, such as National Heritage Corridor.
National Heritage Areas (NHA) are not National Park Service
units nor any type of federally owned or managed land
. National Heritage Areas are administered by state governments
or non-profit organization
s or other private corporation
s. The National Park Service
provides an advisory role and limited technical, planning and financial assistance.
There are 50 National Heritage Areas:
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and intended to encourage historic preservation
Historic preservation
Historic preservation is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance...
of the area and an appreciation of the history and heritage of the site. There are currently 49 National Heritage Areas, some of which use variations of the title, such as National Heritage Corridor.
National Heritage Areas (NHA) are not National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
units nor any type of federally owned or managed land
Federal lands
Federal lands are lands in the United States for which ownership is claimed by the U.S. federal government.-Primary federal land holders:*Bureau of Land Management*United States Forest Service*United States Fish and Wildlife Service*National Park Service...
. National Heritage Areas are administered by state governments
State governments of the United States
State governments in the United States are those republics formed by citizens in the jurisdiction thereof as provided by the United States Constitution; with the original 13 States forming the first Articles of Confederation, and later the aforementioned Constitution. Within the U.S...
or non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
s or other private corporation
Corporation
A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...
s. The National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
provides an advisory role and limited technical, planning and financial assistance.
Creation
NHAs are created by Congress. Each area has its own authorizing legislation and a set of unique resources and goals. Areas are considered for designation, have specific elements. First, the landscape must be a nationally unique natural, cultural, historic, or scenic resource. Second, when the related sites are linked, they tell a unique story about the U.S.There are 50 National Heritage Areas:
- Abraham Lincoln National Heritage AreaAbraham Lincoln National Heritage AreaThe Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area is a National Heritage Area in central Illinois telling the story of Abraham Lincoln. A National Heritage Area is a federal-designated area intended to encourage historic preservation and an appreciation of the history and heritage of the site...
—Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition - Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area—Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance
- Atchafalaya National Heritage AreaAtchafalaya BasinThe Atchafalaya Basin, or Atchafalaya Swamp, is the largest swamp in the United States. Located in south central Louisiana, it is a combination of wetlands and river delta area where the Atchafalaya River and the Gulf of Mexico converge. The river stretches from near Simmesport in the north...
—Louisiana Office of Tourism, Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism - Augusta CanalAugusta CanalThe Augusta Canal is a historic canal located in Augusta, Georgia. The canal connects two points of the Savannah River. It was devised to harness the power of the fall line of the Savannah River for mills, to provide transportation of goods, and to provide drinking water for the city...
National Heritage Area—Augusta Canal Authority - Baltimore National Heritage Area—City of Baltimore
- Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
- Blue Ridge National Heritage Area—Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center
- Cache La Poudre RiverCache La Poudre RiverThe Cache la Poudre River is in the state of Colorado in the United States.Its headwaters are in the Front Range in Larimer County, in the northern part of Rocky Mountain National Park. The river descends eastward in the mountains through the Roosevelt National Forest in Poudre Canyon...
Corridor—Poudre Heritage Alliance - Cane River National Heritage AreaCane River National Heritage AreaThe Cane River National Heritage Area is a United States National Heritage Area in the state of Louisiana. The heritage area is known for its spectacular Creole architecture as well as numerous other sites that preserve the multi-cultural history of the area...
—Cane River National Heritage Area Commission - Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership—Lake Champlain Basin ProgramLake Champlain Basin ProgramThe Lake Champlain Basin Program is a program to restore and protect Lake Champlain and its surrounding watershed or drainage basin for future generations...
- Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area—Crossroads of the American Revolution AssociationCrossroads of the American Revolution AssociationThe Crossroads of the American Revolution Association is a not-for-profit organization created in 2002 in order to increase awareness of the American Revolution in New Jersey. The organization promotes open space, historical preservation and an enhancement of economic development in New Jersey...
- Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage CorridorDelaware and Lehigh National Heritage CorridorThe Delaware & Lehigh Canal National and State Heritage Corridor stretches 165 miles across five counties and some hundred municipalities in eastern Pennsylvania, USA. It follows the historic routes of the Lehigh & Susquehanna Railroad, Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Lehigh Navigation, Lehigh Canal...
—Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Inc. - Erie Canalway National Heritage CorridorErie Canalway National Heritage CorridorThe Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor is a National Heritage Area in New York State.It has created signage in a wide area, including placing signs many miles away from any historic site of the Erie Canal....
—Erie Canalway National Heritage CorridorErie Canalway National Heritage CorridorThe Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor is a National Heritage Area in New York State.It has created signage in a wide area, including placing signs many miles away from any historic site of the Erie Canal.... - Essex National Heritage Area—Essex National Heritage CommissionEssex National Heritage CommissionThe is a non-profit organization charted to promote the cultural heritage of Essex County in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Working with both public and private partnerships and with the National Park Service, the group supports and develops programs that enhance, preserve and encourage...
- Freedom's Frontier National Heritage AreaFreedom's Frontier National Heritage AreaFreedom's Frontier National Heritage Area is a federally designated U.S. National Heritage Area located in eastern Kansas and Western Missouri, principally in the region of the Missouri-Kansas Border War from 1854 to 1858. FFNHA was authorized on October 12, 2006, with the passage of the National...
—Partnership Team - Freedom's Way National Heritage Area
- Great Basin National Heritage Area—Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership
- Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor—Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission
- Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area—Hudson River Valley Greenway
- Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor—Canal Corridor Association
- John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor—Blackstone River Valley Heritage Corridor Commission
- Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area—The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership
- Kenai Mountains - Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area
- Lackawanna Heritage Valley—Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority
- Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area—Delta Council
- Mississippi Gulf National Heritage Area—Office of Coastal Management and Planning, Mississippi Department of Marine ResourcesMississippi Department of Marine ResourcesThe Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is a state agency of Mississippi. It has its headquarters in the Bolton Building in Biloxi.-External links:*...
- Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area—Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance
- Mormon Pioneer National Heritage AreaMormon Pioneer National Heritage AreaThe Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area spans within central and southern Utah, mostly along a corridor followed by scenic byways U.S. Highway 89 and Utah State Route 24, and the half-loop of Utah State Route 12, which is Utah’s only All-American Road. It was established by the U.S...
—Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance - MotorCities National Heritage Area
- Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area—University of North AlabamaUniversity of North AlabamaThe University of North Alabama is a coeducational university located in Florence, Alabama, and the state's oldest four-year public university....
- National Aviation Heritage AreaDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Parkthumb|left|200 px|The Wright Flyer III, now in Carillon Historical Park, shown being flown by Orville Wright on October 4, 1905, over [[Huffman Prairie]] near Dayton...
—Aviation Heritage Foundation, Inc. - National Coal Heritage Area—National Coal Heritage Area Authority
- Niagara Falls National Heritage AreaNiagara RiverThe Niagara River flows north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. It forms part of the border between the Province of Ontario in Canada and New York State in the United States. There are differing theories as to the origin of the name of the river...
- Northern Plains National Heritage Area
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area
- Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canal Way—Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition
- Oil Region National Heritage Area—Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry & Tourism
- Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage CorridorQuinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage CorridorThe Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor is located in northeastern Connecticut and portions of Massachusetts. It is an area known for its rural character with rolling hills, farmland and classic New England scenery. This area was designated because it is one of the...
—The Last Green Valley - Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area—Steel Industry Heritage Corporation
- Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area—Sangre de Cristo NHA Steering Committee
- Schuylkill River National Heritage Area -
- Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic DistrictShenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic DistrictThe Shenanandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District is a National Heritage Area in Virginia. Despite its name, it is not a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
—Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation - Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage AreaSilos & Smokestacks National Heritage AreaSilos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area , also known as America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership is one of 49 federally designated heritage areas in the nation and is an Affiliated Area of the National Park Service...
- South Carolina National Heritage Corridor—Heritage Tourism Development Office, South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
- South Park National Heritage Area—Tourism and Community Development Office, Park County, ColoradoPark County, ColoradoPark County is the 17th most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county was named after the large geographic region known as South Park, which was named by early fur traders and trappers in the area. The geographic center of the State of Colorado is...
- Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission (Path of Progress National Heritage Tour Route)
- Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area—Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State UniversityMiddle Tennessee State UniversityMiddle Tennessee State University, commonly abbreviated as MTSU, is a public university located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States....
- Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area—Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area, Inc.
- Wheeling National Heritage Area—Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation
- Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area—Riverfront Development Office
See also
- Hispanic Heritage Sites (U.S. National Park Service)Hispanic Heritage Sites (U.S. National Park Service)The National Park System is well endowed to commemorate Hispanic contributions to American society. Some 20 national parklands represent America's Hispanic heritage. Some sites remotely display Hispanic contributions to American culture. The National Park System not only preserves the history and...
- African-American Heritage Sites (U.S. National Park Service)African-American Heritage Sites (U.S. National Park Service)The National Park System no only preserves the history and contributions of African Americans. It is also a part of the nations history. Over the years, the National Park Service has reflected the nations social history...
- Native American Heritage Sites (U.S. National Park Service)Native American Heritage Sites (U.S. National Park Service)Many National Park Sites in the United States commemorate the contribution of the Native American culture. The term ‘Native American’ includes all cultural groups that predate the arrival of either western European explorers/settlers or east coast explorers and settlers...
- Women's History Sites (U.S. National Park Service)Women's History Sites (U.S. National Park Service)The National Park System is well endowed to commemorate Women’s contributions to American Society. A half dozen national parklands represent America's Women’s heritage as a primary theme. Numerous other sites preserve important contributions by Women to American Society in their programs and...