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, Mrs. Laura Bush has designated nearly 600 communities as Preserve America Communities in all 50 states and one U.S. territory

To read about the benefits of designation, click here. To view Preserve America communities by state, including capsule histories, heritage highlights, and additional web links, click on any of the links below.

Select first letter of State:
A | C | D | F | G | H | I | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W

Alabama
Birmingham
Chickasaw
Huntsville
Mobile
Selma

Alaska
Anchorage
Juneau
Ketchikan
Sitka
St. George Island

Arizona
Glendale
Phoenix
Prescott
Scottsdale
Springerville
Williams
White Mountain Apache Tribe
Yuma

Arkansas
Blytheville
Dumas
El Dorado
Eureka Springs
Fort Smith
Helena
Little Rock
Osceola
Van Buren

California
Elk Grove
Fresno
Japantown (San Francisco)
Little Tokyo (Los Angeles)
Monterey
Ontario
Redlands
Richmond
Sacramento
San Clemente
San Diego - Little Italy
San Juan Bautista
Santa Ana
Santa Barbara
Santa Monica
Santa Rosa
Ventura
Weaverville

Colorado
Baca County
Bent County
Breckenridge
Colorado Springs
Cripple Creek
Crowley County
Denver
Durango
Fort Collins
Fremont County
Frisco
Georgetown
Glenwood Springs
Greeley
Kiowa County
Lake City
Leadville
Montezuma County
Otero County
Pagosa Springs
Park County
Prowers County
Pueblo
Redstone
Silverton
Steamboat Springs

Connecticut
Bridgeport
Colchester
New Britain
Norwalk
Simsbury
Wethersfield

Delaware
Lewes
Milton

Florida
Coral Gables
Daytona Beach
Dunedin
Fort Myers
Key West
Kissimmee
Miami
Sanford
Sarasota
St. Augustine
St. Petersburg
Tampa

Georgia
Augusta
Dalton
Fayetteville
Fort Valley
Harlem
LaGrange
Kennesaw
Macon
Madison
Monticello
Richmond Hill
Rome
Roswell
Sandersville
Savannah
Thomasville
Tifton
Walker County
Washington
Whitfield County

Hawaii
Chinatown Special Historic District (Honolulu)
Maui County

Idaho
Boise
Caldwell
Kamiah
Mackay

Illinois
Blue Island
Lockport
Palestine
Rock Island
Will County

Indiana
Bedford
Crown Point
Irvington neighborhood (Indianapolis)
Lafayette
Madison
Monroe County
New Albany
New Harmony
Noblesville
Richmond

Iowa
Coon Rapids
Davenport
Dubuque
Fort Madison
Hardin County
Mason City
Oskaloosa
Sioux City
Waterloo

Kansas
Leavenworth
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
Dubach
Lafayette
Natchitoches
New Orleans

Maine
Camden
Dover-Foxcroft
Gardiner
Portland
Saco

Maryland
Annapolis
Baltimore
Calvert County
Charles County
Cumberland
Dorchester County
Easton
Frederick
Oakland
Rockville
Salisbury
Snow Hill
St. Mary's County
Worcester County

Massachusetts
Blackstone
Douglas
Gloucester
Grafton
Hopedale
Leicester
Lowell
Mendon
Millbury
Millville
Northbridge
Sutton
Upton
Uxbridge
Worcester

Michigan
Alpena
Bay City
Cadillac
Douglas
Ferndale
Flat Rock
Grand Rapids
Huron Township
Menominee
Saginaw
Saugatuck
Sparta Township
Wyandotte

Minnesota
Carver
Little Falls
Minneapolis
New Ulm
Red Wing
St. Cloud
Stillwater
Wabasha

Mississippi
Baldwyn
Biloxi
Canton
Cleveland
Columbus
Corinth
Greenwood
Hattiesburg
Leland
Meridian
Oxford
Pascagoula
Port Gibson
Raymond
Vicksburg

Missouri
Arrow Rock
Cape Girardeau
Fredericktown
Independence
Jefferson City
Liberty
Saint Charles
Soulard (St. Louis)
Ste. Genevieve
Weston

Montana
Anaconda-Deer Lodge
Billings
Butte-Silver Bow
Fort Benton
Great Falls
Havre
Hill County
Jefferson County
Lewistown
Livingston
Missoula
Stevensville
Red Lodge
Terry
Virginia City

Nebraska
Brownville
Lincoln
Plattsmouth

Nevada
Sparks
Las Vegas

New Hampshire
Hooksett
Keene

New Jersey
Wall Township
Newton

New Mexico
Las Vegas
Silver City

New York
Beacon
Beekman
Brockport
Cortland
Dutchess County
Great Neck Plaza
Highland Falls
Ithaca
Liberty
Newburgh
Ossining
Owego
Peekskill
Pittsford
Putnam County
Ramapo
Rensselaer County
Rochester
Rockland County
Roxbury
Saratoga Springs
Shelter Island
Schenectady
Schenectady County
Southampton
Troy

North Carolina
Asheville
Banner Elk
Burlington
Cleveland County
Edenton
Fayetteville
Gaston County
Gastonia
Greenville
Hatteras Village
Kinston
Lincoln County
Lincolton
Manteo
New Bern
Ocracoke
Shelby
Thomasville
Wilmington
Wilkes County

North Dakota
Fargo
Medora

Ohio
Canal Winchester
Dayton
Delaware
Georgetown
German Village neighborhood (Columbus)
Granville
Medina
Oberlin
Piqua

Oklahoma
Ardmore
Durant
Ponca City
Newkirk
Shawnee
Tulsa

Oregon
Astoria
Enterprise
Jacksonville
Salem

Pennsylvania
Ambridge
Bradford
Carlisle
Chambersburg
Cheltenham Township
Easton
Gettysburg
Hanover
Harrisburg
Media
Lancaster County
Lower Merion Township
Montgomery County
Philadelphia
Philipsburg Borough
Pittsburgh
Tredyffrin Township
Washington County
West Chester
York

Rhode Island
Bristol
Burrillville
Central Falls
Cranston
Cumberland
East Greenwich
East Providence
Glocester
Lincoln
Little Compton
Newport
New Shoreham
North Smithfield
Pawtucket
Providence
Smithfield
South Kingstown
Warren
Westerly
Woonsocket

South Carolina
Abbeville
Aiken
Anderson
Bluffton
Camden
Charleston
Chesterfield
Dillon
Horry County
Lancaster County
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
Bastrop
Brownsville
Calvert
Canton
Canyon
Castroville
Celina
Clarksville
Crosbyton
Cuero
Dallas
Denton
Electra
El Paso
Farmersville
Fredericksburg
Galveston
Georgetown
Giddings
Gonzales
Granbury
Grapevine
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
Roaring Springs
Rio Grande City
Sabine County
San Antonio
San Marcos
Shiner
Taylor
Victoria County
Waco
Waxahachie
Wimberley
Winnsboro

Utah
Brigham City
Centerville
Farmington
Kanab
Manti
Mount Pleasant
Murray
Payson
Pleasant Grove
Salt Lake City
Tooele County

Vermont
Barre
Bennington
Brandon
Bradford
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

Virginia
Alexandria
Hanover County
Harrisonburg
Herndon
Leesburg
Lynchburg
Petersburg
Prince William County
Scott County
Smithfield
Spotsylvania County
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
Hinton
Mannington
Wheeling

Wisconsin
Cedarburg
De Pere
Eau Claire
Fond du Lac
Lodi
Mazomanie
Mineral Point
New Berlin
Osceola
Richfield
Ripon
Stoughton
Waukesha
West Allis
Whitewater

Wyoming
Cheyenne
Evanston
Green River

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