Susquehanna National Heritage Area

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Susquehanna National Heritage Area
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Location in Pennsylvania
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Susquehanna National Heritage Area (the United States)
LocationPennsylvania, United States
Coordinates 39°58′39″N76°29′48″W / 39.97750°N 76.49667°W / 39.97750; -76.49667
Established2019
Governing bodySusquehanna Heritage Corporation
Website www.susquehannaheritage.org

Susquehanna National Heritage Area is a federally designated National Heritage Area in south-central Pennsylvania. The national heritage area commemorates and promotes the region surrounding the Susquehanna River.

The national heritage area includes all of Lancaster County and York County. [1]

The Susquehanna National Heritage Area was first introduced in 2008, [2] and was established in 2019. [1] It is administered by the Susquehanna Heritage Corporation which was created in 2002. It is based out of the Zimmerman Center for Heritage in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, a historic home dating to the early 1700s. The corporation also manages the Columbia Crossing River Trails Center in Columbia, Pennsylvania. It is a member of the Alliance of National Heritage Areas and HeritagePA, a statewide network covering Pennsylvania's Heritage Areas.

The National Heritage Area began giving free boat tours of Lake Clarke starting in 2019. [3]

In 2020, the National Heritage Area was awarded $1,500,000 from the state of Pennsylvania to expand and construct a new discovery center. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Boeckel, Teresa. "York, Lancaster counties earn national designation to draw tourists, spur economy". York Daily Record. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bill Introduced". York Daily Record. October 26, 2008. p. 23. Retrieved June 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  3. ↑ "Free boat tours of Susquehanna River launched". pennlive. July 11, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ "State awards millions in grants in York County, including $3M to Windsor Township for a community center". pennlive. December 29, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
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