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- Preservation Toolbox No. 3: Co...
Wears Valley United Methodist Church
Thursday, November 5 at 6:30pm - 2009 Regional Preservation Con...
Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center
Friday, September 18 at 10:00am - Preservation Tool Box Series 1
Jefferson County Courthouse
Tuesday, June 30 at 6:30pm
East Tennessee Preservation Alliance
Come learn about conservation easements and how they can be used to preserve historic buildings and open land. Bill Clabough, Executive Director of Foothills Land Conservancy, will share his expertise and stories about easements.
All are welcome to attend this FREE event.
Time:6:30PM Thursday, November 5th
Location:Wears Valley United Methodist Church
East Tennessee Preservation Alliance The next Preservation Toolbox will feature Bill Clabough with the Foothills Land Conservancy who will speak about the conservation easements and how to use them to protect rural landscapes and historic resources. Come join us at the Wears Valley United Methodist Church (3110 Wears Valley Rd.) at 6:30 pm on Thursday, November 5.
www.knoxheritage.org
Conservation easements are one of the most successful preservation tools to protect East Tennessee’s precious natural and cultural resources. On Thursday, November 5, the East Tennessee Preservation ...
East Tennessee Preservation Alliance Rugby won a National Preservation Award last night in Nashville for their 40+ years of preservation and conservation stewardship. Laura Bush was also on hand to accept her award.
www.preservationnation.org
On October 15, 2009,the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced the 23 recipients of the 2009 National Preservation Awards at the National Preservation Conference in Nashville, Tenn. ...
East Tennessee Preservation Alliance Come learn about the National Register of Historic Places next week at our Preservation Toolbox No. 2 at Big Ridge State Park in Union County. Read more here...
Preservation Toolbox No. 2: The National Register of Historic Places, October 6 | KNOX HERITAGE | Pr
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The East Tennessee Preservation Alliance hosts the Preservation Toolbox No. 2: The National Register of Historic Places at Big Ridge State Park on October 6, 2009 at 6:30 pm.
East Tennessee Preservation Alliance Article in today's KNS about the Fourth United Presbyterian Church in Mechanicsville includes a brief mention of the Conference last weekend, but it didn't do it justice. East Tennessee is becoming a hotbed for historic preservation.
East Tennessee Preservation Alliance The ETPA blog was just posted on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's blog. It's all about collaboration and The Books, Bones, and the Bomb fundraiser in Oak Ridge.
blogs.nationaltrust.org
Nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in East Tennessee, there is a special region where almost every small town finds itself beautifully positioned on a river, lake, or other body of water. ...
East Tennessee Preservation Alliance More great coverage in the KNS today. Maybe next time they'll talk more about the Alliance and what we're all about. In the meantime, it's great to see our name in print and get a nice article about tonight's Preservation Toolbox. It's not too late to join us!
East Tenn. counties offer rural scenery, history : State and Regional News : Knoxville News Sentinel
www.knoxnews.com
U.S. Highway 25E through Claiborne, Grainger, Jefferson, Hamblen and Cocke counties offers numerous rural and scenic vistas little spoiled by time.
East Tennessee Preservation Alliance Check out this story about the New market railyrard fight. Just picture pristine East TN farmland replaced with tractor trailers, rail road interchanges, and towering cranes. They had a great meeting yesterday to help cement their opposition.
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NEW MARKET - Norfolk Southern isn't interested in buying any of Debbie Berry's 20 acres.
East Tennessee Preservation Alliance Is this the next "urban renewal"? The National Trust for Historic Preservation has likened the current situation as "the perfect storm" with stimulus funds, a struggling economy, and the sustainability movement making historic buildings closer to the dozer.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Dozens of US cities may have entire neighbourhoods bulldozed as part of drastic "shrink to survive" proposals being considered by the Obama administration to tackle economic decline.
East Tennessee Preservation Alliance "The Peaceful Side of Preservation"...my proposed title for the 2009 East Tennessee Regional Preservation Conference. Check out this article about a Certificate of Merit awarded to our conference venue, the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center.
Seymour Herald :: news : Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center Receives Certificate of Merit from Te
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Seymourherald.com, the web site of the weekly Seymour Herald. Coverage includes news, sports, features, and classified ads ... See more in Seymour.
East Tennessee Preservation Alliance
Add Norris to my list of "places I'd like to live". One of the highlights of my job is visiting communities, buildings, beautiful places and working to preserve them. Check out these articles about Norris to see what makes it soooo great.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/mar/15
www.nytimes.com
Second-home owners and retirees are being drawn to Norris by its mild year-round climate and inexpensive housing all complemented by proximity to the cities of Oak Ridge and Knoxville.
East Tennessee Preservation Alliance Check out these incredibly rich photos of the Michigan Central Station in Detroit and the preservation battle underway.
www.npr.org
In April, the Detroit City Council voted to have its historic Michigan Central Station demolished. The decision has been met with mixed emotions: Some Detroiters feel attached to the building, viewing it as an integral element of the city skyline. ...
East Tennessee Preservation Alliance This is a panoramic view of Wears Valley in Sevier County. Cove Mountain is the last untouched land in the area and is now owned by developers who would like to build several hundred rental cabins.
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Check out this article on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I know there's been plenty of park press lately, but this one points out the incredible support of the residents who were removed from their land to create the park. Although some are still angry about the removal, for the most part these folks are so...me of the most strident champions of the park.
http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/7
At 75, Great Smoky Mountains still stunning if a little tattered - Breaking news - Belleville News-D
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On the cusp of its 75th birthday, America's most-visited national park remains a stunning place to give your heart.
