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COAL HERITAGE HIGHWAY AUTHORITY HONORS ACHIEVEMENTS
Throughout the region, there are many individuals and organizations working to preserve the rich heritage of West Virginia’s coal history. In 2007, the Coal Heritage Highway Authority and National Coal Heritage Area implemented an award program to acknowledge the work that is being done to preserve coal history. Once again the agency will recognize these outstanding achievements at their annual conference in November of 2008 with the Coal Heritage Achievement Awards. Nomination forms for these awards may be obtained by clicking here. The nominations are due by October 17.
The top honor is the award of the Nick J. Rahall Award for Outstanding Achievement in Coal Heritage Preservation. Named for the Congressman, the Honorable Nick J. Rahall received the first award in 2007 and will continue to be honored as that award will be given in his name in years to come. Presented to an individual who exemplifies the spirit of hard work of the men and women of past coal communities, this award is given to acknowledge years of service and dedication the individual has made to coal heritage projects that have had significant impact in West Virginia and nationally.
The Coal Heritage Award for Excellence in the Arts will be presented to individuals who have captured the history of coal in artistic endeavors. This award acknowledges the creative efforts that bring coal history to life through the arts. This could include, but is not limited to, dramatic performances, music composition or recordings or the visual arts.
The Coal Heritage Marketing Award will be presented to an individual, organization or community that has created an outstanding marketing promoting an attraction, community or event. This could include, but is not limited to, brochures, print ads, web site design, television or radio ads or earned media pieces.
The Coal Heritage Interpretation Award will be awarded to an individual, organization or community that has achieved excellence in interpreting coal heritage. This could include, but is not limited to, exhibits, walking tours, interpretative brochures, audio guides, travel guides, docent interpretation or guided tours.
The Coal Heritage Preservation Award will acknowledge an individual, organization or community for an exceptional project that preserves artifacts or structures relating to coal heritage. This could include, but is not limited to, historic building renovation or restoration, adaptive re-use of historic buildings, designation of historic districts, artifact restoration or display, or oral history collections.
Finally, The Coal Heritage Research and Documentation Award will be presented to an individual, organization or community for an outstanding research project. This could include but is not limited to books, oral history projects, or photography collections.
The Coal Heritage Highway Authority and National Coal Heritage Area will present the 2008 awards at the annual conference, which will take place on November 6, 7, and 8. The conference will be presented in conjunction with Preservation Alliance and will take place at the Holiday Inn in Oak Hill, West Virginia. The awards will be presented at the banquet, which will take place on Friday November 7 at the White Oak Country Club in Oak Hill.
To down load the nomation form click here. All forms must be mailed or hand delivered no later than 5PM October 17, 2008.
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