About Heritage Areas

History always happens somewhere

History is all around us. It can be found in a particular buildings, fields, towns or meadows. But some stories encompass a much larger place.

Heritage areas are the living landscapes behind America's grandest stories.

Heritage areas must be officially designated by Congress or a state legislature. This designation occurs when a legislative body determines that a cluster of nationally significant historical resources exist within a given area, and that these resources should be preserved and interpreted for the American people.

There are heritage areas which interpret the stories of early Native American and European settler life, 19th Century industrialism, the evolution of transportation in America, the rise of modern agriculture, and modern heavy industry. Each area has a story to tell about our American heritage.

Allegheny Ridge Corporation: 1421-1427 Twelfth Avenue P.O. Box 348, Altoona, PA 16603 Phone: (814) 940-1922 Fax: (814) 940-1423

Trail Headquarters: 1040 Dry Run Road Duncansville, PA 16635 Phone: (814) 696-2900 Fax (814) 696-8906

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