Preservation Georgia online, Sept. 8-14, 2012

In this issue: Registration is now open for Section 106 training! National Register news NPS external programs report
Registration is now open for Section 106 training!
In partnership with the National Park Service (NPS), Advisory Council for Historic Preservation (ACHP), DeKalb History Center and the City of Decatur, HPD will host a one day training related to Section 106 processes for Certified Local Governments (CLGs), Historic Preservation Commissions (HPCs), and non-profit preservation partners.
This training will be made possible through a supplemental Historic Preservation Fund grant through the National Park Service and will take place on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at the Old Courthouse on the Square in Decatur. More information and the registration form are available online.
National Register news
The Eastside Historic District, located in the city of West Point, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 2012. The West Point Historic Preservation Commission sponsored the nomination and a consultant prepared the nomination materials.
The original settlement of West Point, known as Franklin, was located on the east side of the Chattahoochee River. The name changed about the same time that the city's commercial area began migrating to the west side of the river in the 1830s. In 1834, even before the railroad arrived, supporters of the Montgomery Railroad Company formed the West Point Company. In 1839 this speculative company laid out the street plan for much of the Eastside Historic District. The city of West Point developed as a railroad hub, beginning in the 1850s with the completion of lines to Montgomery and Atlanta. The last quarter of the 19th century brought prosperity from textile mills along the Chattahoochee River, and West Point served as a commercial, administrative, and cultural center for the river valley.
NPS external programs report
The National Park Service (NPS) recently released a new document that collectively addresses programs that fall outside the traditional scope of the park system, commonly referred to as the "external programs." Critical of the attention paid to these programs by the NPS, last year, a task force convened by Preservation Action and consisting of twelve major national historic preservation organizations released a report entitled Aligned for Success...Recommendations to Increase the Effectiveness of the Federal Historic Preservation Program. It includes information on 28 programs including National Heritage Areas and the Historic Preservation Fund. For each program information is provided regarding the mission, background, program requirements, administration, and accomplishments. According the document, "...this document is the only place where these programs that take place outside national park boundaries are addressed collectively describing a complete mosaic of the NPS's outreach and mission."

September 8-14, 2012
Recent HPD activities
August 28 - Alta Vista Cemetery in Gainesville was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
August 28 - Eastside Historic District in West Point was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
September 6 - Staff secured exhibits at Robert Toombs House in Washington in preparation of some ceiling work in the museum/basement Also left a HOBO datalogger at the museum at A.H. Stephens State Historic Park in Crawfordville .
September 10 - Staff met with Time Team America television crew and Georgia Southern University archaeologists at Magnolia Springs State Park in Jenkins County to prepare for filming at the Camp Lawton Civil War Prison Camp archaeological site in October.
Upcoming HPD-sponsored events
September 19-21 - Georgia Municipal Cemetery Association Annual Conference - Decatur
October 5 - Georgia Centennial Farm Awards - Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources; Georgia Farm Bureau Federation; Georgia Department of Agriculture; Georgia Forestry Commission; Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter and Georgia EMC - Perry
October 10-12 - Section 106:Agreement Documents - National Preservation Institute - Atlanta
October 16-18 - It's Time to Join the Voices: Sustainability & Southern Historic Preservation Conference Atlanta - HPD contact is Roy Edwards 404-463-8434
October 25 - Sharing the Process: Section 106 for Georgia - Section 106 Training for CLGs, HPCs and Preservation Non-Profit Partners Decatur - sponsored by NPS/ACHP/HPD and City of Decatur DeKalb History Center - Decatur
This week's new calendar listings Check our online Calendar for complete listings.
September 19-21 - Preservation North Carolina Annual Conference - Asheville
September 22 - Book Signing for Jeff Clemmons' Rich's: A Southern Institution - Atlanta Preservation Center - Atlanta
September 22 - Fall Folklife Festival Atlanta History Center - Atlanta
October 22 - National Archaeology Day
October 25-28 - Capturing the Spirit of Oakland Halloween Tours - Historic Oakland Cemetery - Atlanta
October 31-November 3 - Beyond Boundaries: National Preservation Conference - National Trust for Historic Preservation - Spokane, Washington
Available grants
National Trust Preservation Fund Applications due October 1.
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