Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's 2022 Places in Peril List
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Wednesday, November 17, 2021 • • General
African American Places in Peril include: Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge, Thicket Ruins, Imperial Hotel, Georgia B. Williams Nursing Home, Good Shepherd Episcopal School and the West Broad Street School.
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's 2022 Places in Peril List
Historic properties are selected for listing based on several criteria:
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Sites must be listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or the Georgia Register of Historic Places.
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Sites must be subject to a serious threat to their existence or historical, architectural and/or archeological integrity.
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There must be a demonstrable level of community commitment and support for the preservation of listed sites.
African American Places in Peril include: Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge, Thicket Ruins, Imperial Hotel, Georgia B. Williams Nursing Home, Good Shepherd Episcopal School and the West Broad Street School.
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Friday, August 16, 2024 • • General
On August 6, 2024, port facility Greenfield Louisiana LLC announced that it is abandoning its plans to construct a grain terminal in Wallace, Louisiana in the West Bank of St. John the Baptist Parish. The National Trust worked in opposition to the proposed grain terminal for three years in coordination with local allies including the Descendants Project, the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation, the Louisiana Landmarks Society, the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, Whitney Plantation, Evergreen Plantation, and many others.
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 • • General
RICHMOND, Va. (May 14, 2024) – Each May, Preservation Virginia releases a list of historic places across the Commonwealth facing imminent or sustained threats. The list, which has brought attention to more than 180 sites in Virginia, encourages individuals, organizations and local and state governments to advocate for their preservation and find solutions that will save these unique locations for future generations.
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Tuesday, February 20, 2024 • • General
Time was running out to save the last vestige of a rollicking African American getaway on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. The pair of neighboring Jim Crow era resorts once buzzed along the waterfront of the Annapolis Neck peninsula. At their height during the 1950s and '60s, Carr's and Sparrow's beaches attracted crowds by the thousands who came to relax and enjoy some of the top Black entertainers of the day, from Little Richard to Aretha Franklin. But after the venues closed in the 1970s, their once-expansive acreage began to be swallowed by suburban development: a gated subdivision, a marina, a senior-living community and the expansion of a wastewater treatment plant.