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, nearly 800 communities have been designated as Preserve America Communities from throughout the country. Participants come from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and one U.S. territory. 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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Alabama
Birmingham
Chickasaw
Huntsville
Mobile
Selma
Valley
Alaska
Anchorage
Juneau
Ketchikan
Seward
Sitka
St. George Island
Arizona
Glendale
Nogales
Phoenix
Prescott
Scottsdale
Springerville
Tombstone
White
Mountain Apache Tribe
Williams
Yuma
Arkansas
Batesville
Benton
Blytheville
Conway
Dumas
El Dorado
Eureka Springs
Fayetteville
Fort Smith
Helena
Hot Springs
Little Rock
North Little Rock
Osceola
Pine Bluff
Pocahontas
Randoph County
Texarkana
Tyronza
Van Buren
West Memphis
California
Chinatown (Los Angeles)
Elk Grove
Fresno
Fullerton
Japantown (San Francisco)
Koreatown (Los Angeles)
Little Italy (San Diego)
Little Tokyo (Los Angeles)
Livermore
Mendocino
Monterey
Monterey County
Ontario
Palm Springs
Redlands
Richmond
Sacramento
San Clemente
San Juan Bautista
San Ramon
Santa Ana
Santa Barbara
Santa Monica
Santa Paula
Santa Rosa
Solvang
Thai Town (Los Angeles)
Tuolumne County
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
Connecticut
Bridgeport
Colchester
Hebron
Ledyard
New Britain
New London
Norwalk
Old Lyme
Simsbury
Southbury
Suffield
Wethersfield
Windham
District of Columbia
Washington
Florida
Coral Gables
Daytona
Beach
DeLand
Delray Beach
Dunedin
Fernandina Beach
Fort Myers
Gainesville
Key West
Kissimmee
Miami
Miami Springs
Sanford
Sarasota
St. Augustine
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Tarpon Springs
Georgia
Alpharetta
Americus
Augusta
Cobb County
Crawford County
Dahlonega
Dalton
Darien
Fayetteville
Forsyth
Fort Valley
Harlem
Jefferson
Kennesaw
LaGrange
Macon
Madison
Montezuma
Monticello
Richmond
Hill
Rome
Roswell
Sandersville
Savannah
St. Marys
Thomasville
Tifton
Valdosta
Vienna
Walker County
Washington
Whitfield
County
Hawaii
Chinatown Special Historic District (Honolulu)
Kaua`i County
Maui County
Idaho
Boise
Caldwell
Kamiah
Mackay
Pierce
Illinois
Blue Island
Lemont
Lockport
Moline
Oak Park
Palestine
Plainfield
Rock Island
Riverside
Will County
Indiana
Bedford
Bloomington
Crown
Point
Elkhart
Greensburg
Irvington neighborhood (Indianapolis)
Jeffersonville
Lafayette
Logansport
Madison
Monroe County
Muncie
Nappanee
New Albany
New Harmony
Noblesville
Richmond
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Wabash
Iowa
Coon Rapids
Davenport
Dubuque
Fort Madison
Hardin County
Mason City
Oskaloosa
Sioux City
Waterloo
Kansas
Leavenworth
Riley County
Wichita
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
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
Camden
Dover-Foxcroft
Farmington
Gardiner
Lewiston
Portland
Rockland
Saco
Sanford
Maryland
Annapolis
Baltimore
Calvert County
Charles County
College Park
Cumberland
Dorchester
County
Easton
Frederick
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
Cadillac
Douglas
Ferndale
Flat Rock
Grand
Rapids
Huron Township
Ludington
Menominee
Saginaw
Saugatuck
Sault Ste. Marie
Sparta Township
Wyandotte
Minnesota
Carver
Little Falls
Minneapolis
New Ulm
Northfield
Red
Wing
St. Cloud
Stillwater
Wabasha
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
Clinton
Excelsior Springs
Florissant
Fredericktown
Independence
Jefferson City
Liberty
Rocheport
Saint Charles
Soulard (St. Louis)
Ste. Genevieve
Washington
Weston
Montana
Anaconda-Deer Lodge
Bozeman
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
Brownville
Lincoln
Plattsmouth
Nevada
Las Vegas
Sparks
New Hampshire
Hooksett
Keene
New Jersey
Newton
Wall Township
Woodbridge Township
New Mexico
Las
Vegas
Silver City
New York
Beacon
Beekman
Brockport
Buffalo
Canandaigua
Clayton
Cortland
Dutchess County
Great
Neck Plaza
Halfmoon
Highland Falls
Hunter
Ithaca
Liberty
Newburgh
North Castle
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
Asheville
Banner Elk
Beaufort
Burlington
Cleveland County
Edenton
Fayetteville
Gaston
County
Gastonia
Greenville
Hatteras
Village
Kinston
Lincoln County
Lincolnton
Manteo
New Bern
Ocracoke
Shelby
Thomasville
West Salem Historic District (Winston-Salem)
Wilkes County
Wilmington
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
Tipp City
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Durant
Enid
Newkirk
Oklahoma City
Ponca City
Shawnee
Tulsa
Oregon
Astoria
Corvallis
Enterprise
Jacksonville
Salem
Pennsylvania
Ambridge
Bedford County
Bethlehem
Blairsville
Bradford
Carlisle
Chambersburg
Cheltenham Township
Columbia Borough
Connellsville
Easton
Gettysburg
Hanover
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Lansdowne
Lower Merion Township
Media
Montgomery
County
Newtown Borough
Newtown Township
Philadelphia
Philipsburg Borough
Pittsburgh
Saltsburg
Scottdale
Tredyffrin Township
Washington County
West Chester
York
Rhode
Island
Bristol
Burrillville
Central
Falls
Cranston
Cumberland
East
Greenwich
East
Providence
Glocester
Lincoln
Little
Compton
New
Shoreham
Newport
North
Smithfield
Pawtucket
Providence
Smithfield
South
Kingstown
Warren
Westerly
Woonsocket
South Carolina
Abbeville
Aiken
Anderson
Beaufort
Bluffton
Blythewood
Camden
Charleston
Cheraw
Chesterfield
Conway
Dillon
Fountain Inn
Gray Court
Horry County
Lancaster County
Pacolet
Rock Hill
Walterboro
York County
South Dakota
Aberdeen
Brookings
Lead
Vermillion
Tennessee
Blount County
Columbia
Franklin
Jonesborough
Oak Ridge
Rugby
The District neighborhood (Nashville)
Victorian Village (Memphis)
Texas
Abilene
Albany
Alpine
Atlanta
Austin
Bastrop
Belton
Brownsville
Bryan
Calvert
Canton
Canyon
Castroville
Celina
Clarksville
Crosbyton
Cuero
Dallas
Denton
Electra
El Paso
Farmersville
Fredericksburg
Galveston
Georgetown
Giddings
Gonzales
Granbury
Grapevine
Harris County
Hearne
Hidalgo
Junius Heights (Dallas)
Kerrville
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 Antonio
San Marcos
Seguin
Shiner
Smithville
Taylor
Victoria
County
Waco
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
Charlotte Amalie
Christiansted
Frederiksted
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
Williamsburg
Washington
Anacortes
Bainbridge Island
Bellingham
Dayton
Edmonds
King County
Palouse
Port Townsend
Redmond
Ritzville
Roslyn
Skykomish
Spokane
Stevens County
Vancouver
West Virginia
Beverly
Bramwell
Charles Town
Fairmont
Harpers Ferry
Hinton
Mannington
Martinsburg
Wheeling
Wisconsin
Bayfield
Cedarburg
De Pere
Eau Claire
Fond du Lac
Green Bay
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Lodi
Mazomanie
Mineral Point
New Berlin
Osceola
Richfield
Ripon
Stoughton
Waukesha
Wausau
West Allis
Whitewater
Wyoming
Casper
Cheyenne
Evanston
Green
River
Jackson
Laramie
Rock Springs
Teton County