Preserve America Communities
Preserve America recognizes and designates communities, including municipalities, counties, neighborhoods in large cities, and tribal communities, that protect and celebrate their heritage.
Since the program began in 2003, more than 800 communities have been designated as Preserve America Communities from throughout the country. Participants come from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. Newly designated communities are notified by a letter from Mrs. Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States.
Read about the benefits of designation. To view Preserve America communities by state, including capsule histories, heritage highlights, and additional web links, click on any of the links below.
Nationwide Map of Preserve America Communities
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letter of State:
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Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
- Glendale
- Nogales
- Peoria
- Phoenix
- Prescott
- Scottsdale
- Springerville
- Tombstone
- Tucson
- White Mountain Apache Tribe
- Williams
- Yuma
Arkansas
- Batesville
- Benton
- Blytheville
- Booneville
- Calico Rock
- Camden
- Conway
- Dumas
- El Dorado
- Eureka Springs
- Fayetteville
- Fort Smith
- Helena
- Hamburg
- Hot Springs
- Little Rock
- Mammoth Spring
- North Little Rock
- Osceola
- Pine Bluff
- Pocahontas
- Randoph County
- Texarkana
- Tyronza
- Van Buren
- West Memphis
California
- Alameda
- Chinatown (Los Angeles)
- Colusa
- Elk Grove
- Fresno
- Fullerton
- Historic Filipinotown (Los Angeles)
- Japantown (San Francisco)
- Koreatown (Los Angeles)
- Little Italy (San Diego)
- Little Tokyo (Los Angeles)
- Livermore
- Mendocino
- Monterey
- Monterey County
- Napa
- Ontario
- Palm Springs
- Pasadena
- Redlands
- Richmond
- Sacramento
- San Clemente
- San Francisco
- San Juan Bautista
- San Ramon
- Santa Ana
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Monica
- Santa Paula
- Santa Rosa
- Solvang
- Thai Town (Los Angeles)
- Tuolumne County
- Ukiah
- Ventura
- Weaverville
Colorado
- Baca County
- Bent County
- Breckenridge
- Colorado Springs
- Cripple Creek
- Crowley County
- Denver
- Durango
- Fort Collins
- Fremont County
- Frisco
- Georgetown
- Gilpin County
- Glenwood Springs
- Golden
- Greeley
- Kiowa County
- Lake City
- Leadville
- Montezuma County
- Montrose
- Otero County
- Pagosa Springs
- Park County
- Prowers County
- Pueblo
- Redstone
- Silverton
- Steamboat Springs
- Windsor
Connecticut
- Bridgeport
- Colchester
- Hebron
- Ledyard
- New Britain
- New London
- Norwalk
- Old Lyme
- Simsbury
- Southbury
- Suffield
- Wethersfield
- Windham
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
- Bonita Springs
- Coral Gables
- Daytona Beach
- DeLand
- Delray Beach
- Dunedin
- Fernandina Beach
- Flagler County
- Fort Myers
- Gainesville
- Jacksonville
- Key West
- Kissimmee
- Leon County
- Miami
- Miami Springs
- Sanford
- Sarasota
- St. Augustine
- St. Petersburg
- Tallahassee
- Tampa
- Tarpon Springs
- West Palm Beach
Georgia
- Alpharetta
- Americus
- Augusta
- Cartersville
- Cobb County
- Crawford County
- Dahlonega
- Dalton
- Darien
- Douglasville
- Fayetteville
- Forsyth
- Fort Valley
- Harlem
- Hawkinsville
- Jefferson
- Jones County
- Kennesaw
- LaGrange
- Macon
- Madison
- Montezuma
- Monticello
- Richmond Hill
- Rome
- Roswell
- Sandersville
- Savannah
- St. Marys
- Thomasville
- Tifton
- Valdosta
- Vienna
- Walker County
- Washington
- Whitfield County
- Winder
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
- Bedford
- Bloomington
- Crown Point
- Elkhart
- Fort Wayne
- Greensburg
- Irvington neighborhood (Indianapolis)
- Jeffersonville
- Lafayette
- La Porte
- Logansport
- Madison
- Monroe County
- Muncie
- Nappanee
- New Albany
- New Harmony
- Noblesville
- Richmond
- South Bend
- St. Joseph County
- Wabash
Iowa
- Adams County
- Coon Rapids
- Davenport
- Dubuque
- Fort Madison
- Hardin County
- Marion
- Mason City
- Oskaloosa
- Sioux City
- Waterloo
Kansas
Kentucky
- Anchorage
- Ashland
- Augusta
- Barbourville
- Bardstown
- Bell Court neighborhood (Lexington)
- Bellevue
- Benham
- Boone County
- Bowling Green
- Cadiz
- Campbellsville
- Carrollton
- Cloverport
- Covington
- Cumberland
- Cynthiana
- Danville
- Dawson Springs
- Dayton
- Elizabethtown
- Erlanger
- Flemingsburg
- Fort Thomas
- Frankfort
- Franklin
- Georgetown
- Glasgow
- Gratz Park neighborhood (Lexington)
- Greensburg
- Harlan
- Harrodsburg
- Hart County
- Henderson
- Historic Portland neighborhood (Louisville)
- Hodgenville
- Hopkinsville
- Horse Cave
- LaGrange
- Lawrenceburg
- Lebanon
- Letcher County
- Liberty
- London
- Lynch
- Madisonville
- Maysville
- Midway
- Morehead
- Mount Sterling
- Mount Vernon
- Munfordville
- Murray
- New Castle
- Newport
- Nicholasville
- Paducah
- Paris
- Perryville
- Pikeville
- Pineville
- Princeton
- Rabbit Hash
- Richmond
- Russellville
- Scottsville
- Shelbyville
- Springfield
- Stanford
- Versailles
- Warsaw
- West Main Street Preservation District (Louisville)
- West Point
- Winchester
Louisiana
- Arcadia
- Bastrop
- Baton Rouge
- Crowley
- DeRidder
- Dubach
- Ferriday
- Lafayette
- Mandeville
- Natchitoches
- New Orleans
- Opelousas
- Slidell
Maine
- Bath
- Biddeford
- Camden
- Dover-Foxcroft
- Farmington
- Gardiner
- Lewiston
- Portland
- Rockland
- Saco
- Sanford
- Skowhegan
Maryland
- Annapolis
- Baltimore
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- College Park
- Cumberland
- Dorchester County
- Easton
- Frederick
- Howard County
- Oakland
- Rockville
- Salisbury
- Snow Hill
- St. Mary's County
- Worcester County
Massachusetts
- Blackstone
- Douglas
- Falmouth
- Gloucester
- Grafton
- Holyoke
- Hopedale
- Leicester
- Lowell
- Mendon
- Millbury
- Millville
- Northbridge
- Plymouth
- Salem
- Springfield
- Sutton
- Upton
- Uxbridge
- Worcester
Michigan
- Alpena
- Bay City
- Boyne City
- Cadillac
- Douglas
- Ferndale
- Flat Rock
- Grand Rapids
- Huron Township
- Ludington
- Menominee
- Saginaw
- Saugatuck
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Sparta Township
- Wyandotte
Minnesota
Mississippi
- Baldwyn
- Biloxi
- Canton
- Cleveland
- Columbus
- Corinth
- Greenville
- Greenwood
- Hattiesburg
- Hernando
- Leland
- Meridian
- Natchez
- Ocean Springs
- Oxford
- Pascagoula
- Port Gibson
- Raymond
- Sharkey County
- Tupelo
- Vicksburg
Missouri
- Arrow Rock
- Boonville
- Cape Girardeau
- Carthage
- Clinton
- Excelsior Springs
- Florissant
- Fredericktown
- Independence
- Jefferson City
- Liberty
- Rocheport
- Saint Charles
- Soulard (St. Louis)
- Ste. Genevieve
- Washington
- Weston
Montana
- Anaconda-Deer Lodge
- Bozeman
- Big Horn County
- Billings
- Butte-Silver Bow
- Crow Tribe of Indians
- Fort Benton
- Great Falls
- Havre
- Helena
- Hill County
- Jefferson County
- Kalispell
- Lewis and Clark County
- Lewistown
- Livingston
- Miles City
- Missoula
- Missoula County
- Red Lodge
- Stevensville
- Terry
- Virginia City
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- Bridgeton
- Ironbound community (Newark)
- James Street Commons Historic District (Newark)
- Newton
- Roebling
- Wall Township
- Woodbridge Township
New Mexico
New York
- Albion
- Auburn
- Beacon
- Beekman
- Binghamton
- Brockport
- Brookhaven
- Buffalo
- Canandaigua
- Clayton
- Cortland
- Dutchess County
- Great Neck Plaza
- Halfmoon
- Highland Falls
- Hunter
- Ithaca
- Kinderhook
- Liberty
- Newburgh
- North Castle
- Ogdensburg
- Oyster Bay Hamlet
- Ossining
- Owego
- Peekskill
- Pittsford
- Putnam County
- Ramapo
- Rensselaer County
- Rochester
- Rockland County
- Roxbury
- Saratoga Springs
- Schenectady
- Schenectady County
- Shelter Island
- Southampton
- Syracuse
- Troy
- Waterford
North Carolina
- Asheboro
- Asheville
- Banner Elk
- Beaufort
- Boone
- Burlington
- Cleveland County
- Edenton
- Fayetteville
- Gaston County
- Gastonia
- Greenville
- Hatteras Village
- Hendersonville
- Hillsborough
- Kinston
- Lincoln County
- Lincolnton
- Manteo
- New Bern
- Ocracoke
- Shelby
- Thomasville
- Transylvania County
- Waxhaw
- Waynesville
- West Salem Historic District (Winston-Salem)
- Wilkes County
- Wilmington
North Dakota
Ohio
- Bowling Green
- Canal Winchester
- Dayton
- Delaware
- Georgetown
- German Village neighborhood (Columbus)
- Granville
- Hudson
- Marysville
- Medina
- Nelsonville
- New Richmond
- Oberlin
- Old West End Historic District (Toledo)
- Olmsted Falls
- Perrysburg
- Piqua
- Shawnee
- Somerset
- Tipp City
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Ambridge
- Bedford County
- Bethlehem
- Blairsville
- Bradford
- Carlisle
- Chambersburg
- Cheltenham Township
- Columbia Borough
- Connellsville
- Durham Township
- East Pikeland Township
- Easton
- Gettysburg
- Hanover
- Harrisburg
- Lancaster
- Lancaster County
- Lansdowne
- Lower Merion Township
- Media
- Montgomery County
- Newtown Borough
- Newtown Township
- Philadelphia
- Philipsburg Borough
- Pittsburgh
- Pottstown
- Saltsburg
- Scottdale
- Smethport
- Tredyffrin Township
- Washington County
- West Chester
- York
Rhode Island
- Barrington
- Bristol
- Burrillville
- Central Falls
- Cranston
- Cumberland
- East Greenwich
- East Providence
- Glocester
- Lincoln
- Little Compton
- New Shoreham
- Newport
- North Smithfield
- Pawtucket
- Providence
- Smithfield
- South Kingstown
- Tiverton
- Warren
- Westerly
- Woonsocket
South Carolina
- Abbeville
- Aiken
- Anderson
- Beaufort
- Bluffton
- Blythewood
- Camden
- Charleston
- Cheraw
- Chesterfield
- Columbia
- Conway
- Dillon
- Fountain Inn
- Gray Court
- Greenville County
- Horry County
- Lancaster County
- McCormick
- Mount Pleasant
- Pacolet
- Rock Hill
- Walterboro
- York County
South Dakota
Tennessee
- Blount County
- Columbia
- Franklin
- Jonesborough
- Oak Ridge
- Pittman Center
- Rugby
- The District neighborhood (Nashville)
- Victorian Village (Memphis)
Texas
- Abilene
- Albany
- Alpine
- Atlanta
- Austin
- Bastrop
- Belton
- Brownsville
- Bryan
- Calvert
- Canton
- Canyon
- Castroville
- Celina
- Clarksville
- Colorado City
- Crosbyton
- Cuero
- Dallas
- Denton
- Electra
- El Paso
- Farmersville
- Fredericksburg
- Frisco
- Galveston
- George West
- Georgetown
- Giddings
- Gonzales
- Granbury
- Grapevine
- Harris County
- Hearne
- Hidalgo
- Junius Heights (Dallas)
- Kerrville
- Laredo
- Lipscomb County
- Llano
- Luling
- Marshall
- Matagorda County
- McAllen
- McKinney
- Mesquite
- Milam County
- Mineola
- Mount Vernon
- Nacogdoches
- New Braunfels
- Odessa
- Orange
- Palestine
- Paris
- Pharr
- Pilot Point
- Pittsburg
- Plano
- Rio Grande City
- Roaring Springs
- Sabine County
- San Angelo
- San Antonio
- San Marcos
- Seguin
- Shiner
- Smithville
- Taylor
- Victoria County
- Waco
- Walker County
- Waxahachie
- Wimberley
- Winnsboro
Utah
- Brigham City
- Centerville
- Farmington
- Kanab
- Manti
- Mount Pleasant
- Murray
- Payson
- Pleasant Grove
- Provo
- Salt Lake City
- Tooele County
Vermont
- Barre
- Bennington
- Bradford
- Brandon
- Brattleboro
- Burlington
- Middlebury
- Montpelier
- Morristown
- Poultney
- Richford
- Rockingham
- Rutland
- St. Albans
- St. Johnsbury
- Vergennes
- White River Junction
- Windsor
- Winooski
U.S. Virgin Islands
Virginia
- Alexandria
- Chesterfield County
- Fauquier County
- Hanover County
- Harrisonburg
- Herndon
- Hillsville
- Leesburg
- Lynchburg
- Middleburg
- Petersburg
- Prince William County
- Purcellville
- Roanoke
- Scott County
- Smithfield
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Strasburg
- Suffolk
- Warrenton
- Waterford
- Williamsburg
Washington
- Anacortes
- Bainbridge Island
- Bellingham
- Dayton
- Edmonds
- Ferry County
- King County
- Palouse
- Port Townsend
- Redmond
- Ritzville
- Roslyn
- Skykomish
- Spokane
- Stevens County
- Vancouver
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- Bayfield
- Cedarburg
- De Pere
- Eau Claire
- Fond du Lac
- Greendale
- Green Bay
- Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
- Lodi
- Mazomanie
- Milton
- Mineral Point
- New Berlin
- Osceola
- Richfield
- Ripon
- Stoughton
- Waukesha
- Wausau
- West Allis
- Whitewater