National Heritage Area

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Map of the areas designated as National Heritage Area

As National Heritage Area (NHA) in the United States, special areas are designated by the federal congress that are subject to special protection under the aspect of monument preservation . This applies in particular to places of historical or cultural-historical importance. The National Park Service (NPS) is responsible for managing the protected areas .

background

National Heritage Area (NHA) are areas in which natural, cultural and historical components together form an important landscape from the point of view of the federal government of the United States . The designation of an area requires its own federal law, which the United States Congress passes.

The NHAs are not protected areas in the strict sense of the word, but are operated, among other things, by public-private partnerships (PPP) and are designed to work with residents and visitors to define the respective historical and cultural focus and make it tangible.

Although the areas are administered by the National Park Service, they are not owned by the National Park Service and are not managed as organizational units of the NPS. The NPS sees itself more as a partner organization of the protected areas, for which it offers technical support and to which it distributes federal funds, which amount to between 150,000 and 750,000 US dollars per year, depending on the area .

Economic impact

An analysis of the impact of Nhas on the economic performance of protected areas showed that all areas annually 12.9 billion along dollars contribute to the economic output of the United States. They provide 148,000 jobs and contribute $ 1.2 billion annually to US federal tax revenue. This is attributed in particular to the fact that the administrations of the areas work closely with local service providers and companies. A major source of income is the tourism .

List of areas designated as National Heritage Area

There are currently 49 National Heritage Areas:

No. year designation State (s)
1 1984 Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Illinois
2 1986 John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Massachusetts / Rhode Island
3 1988 Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Pennsylvania
4th 1988 Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission Pennsylvania
5 1994 Cane River National Heritage Area Louisiana
6th 1994 Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Connecticut , Massachusetts
7th 1996 Cache La Poudre River Corridor Colorado
8th 1996 America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership Iowa
9 1996 Augusta Canal National Heritage Area Georgia
10 1996 Essex National Heritage Area Massachusetts
11 1996 Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area new York
12 1996 National Coal Heritage Area West Virginia
13 1996 Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor Ohio
14th 1996 Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area Pennsylvania
15th 1996 Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District Virginia
16 1996 South Carolina National Heritage Corridor South carolina
17th 1996 Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area Tennessee
18th 1998 Automobile National Heritage Area Michigan
19th 2000 Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor new York
20th 2000 Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area Pennsylvania
21st 2000 Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area Pennsylvania
22nd 2000 Wheeling National Heritage Area West Virginia
23 2000 Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Arizona
24 2003 Blue Ridge National Heritage Area North Carolina
25th 2004 Mississippi Gulf National Heritage Area Mississippi
26th 2004 National Aviation Heritage Area Ohio
27 2004 Oil Region National Heritage Area Pennsylvania
28 2006 Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Georgia
29 2006 Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Louisiana
30th 2006 Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership New York / Vermont
31 2006 Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area New Jersey
32 2006 Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area Kansas / Missouri
33 2006 Great Basin National Heritage Route Utah / Nevada
34 2006 Gullah / Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor North Carolina / South Carolina / Georgia / Florida
35 2006 Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area Utah
36 2006 Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area New Mexico
37 2006 Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Massachusetts / Connecticut
38 2008 Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Illinois
39 2008 Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Virginia / West Virginia / Maryland / Pennsylvania
40 2008 Niagara Falls National Heritage Area new York
41 2009 Baltimore National Heritage Area Maryland
42 2009 Freedom's Way National Heritage Area Massachusetts / New Hampshire
43 2009 Northern Plains National Heritage Area North Dakota
44 2009 Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area Alaska
45 2009 Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area Mississippi
46 2009 Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area Mississippi
47 2009 Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Alabama
48 2009 South Park National Heritage Area Colorado
49 2009 Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Colorado

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Supporting Regional Economies. ( PDF ) National Heritage Areas and Their Impact. Alliance of National Heritage Areas, April 2012, accessed December 4, 2013 .
  2. ↑ Heritage Areas 101. ( PDF ) National Park Service , accessed December 4, 2013 .
  3. ↑ National Heritage Areas Legislative History 98th - 111th Congresses (Updated May 2009). ( PDF ) National Park Service , May 2009, accessed December 4, 2013 .

Web links

Commons : National Heritage Areas of the United States  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files