People Saving Places Stories
The preservation movement started as a grassroots effort driven by concerned citizens who embraced America’s heritage in a direct and personally meaningful way. That tradition continues in full force today, with Americans connecting in new and innovative ways to the places they love. Learn more about their projects in the stories below.
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African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Residents Fight to Preserve a Little-Known Piece of Maryland History -
Building Stronger Communities With Nod to Past, Tomorrow Building Charts Chattanooga's Future -
Preservation Magazine Kentucky Ophthalmologist Fundraises to Save Choctaw Academy -
Preservation Magazine No Small Feat: The Preservation of Mountaintop Lookouts -
Preservation Magazine A-bun-dance of Support Saves Indiana's Oldest White Castle -
Preservation Magazine Once Home to Horses, This 1940 Complex in Richmond is Now an Artisanal Cidery -
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund The Forgotten: The Contraband of America and the Road to Freedom -
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund "Around and Around": St. Louis Community Hopes to Restore Chuck Berry's House
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