Press Release
Release: Immediate
Contact: Christian Hamilton, 706.898.5777
Date: 07/10/17
RE: HPF Grant Received
TOCCOA, GA, July 10,
2017- Main Street Toccoa is pleased to announce that it has received a 2017
Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) Grant from the Georgia Department of Natural
Resources Historic Preservation Division.
Funds from this grant will be used to complete Phase II of
the City of Toccoa’s citywide historic resources survey. Phase I of this survey
was completed in 2015 and focused on Downtown Toccoa. Phase II will focus on
Toccoa’s Northwest Quadrant, which is bounded by the railroad tracks and the
Toccoa Main Street Project District on the south, the Big A Road and Prather
Bridge Road on the east, and the Toccoa city limits on the north and west. The
City of Toccoa was one of seven cities to be awarded HPF grant funding in the
State of Georgia.
The Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Georgia Department of
Natural Resources serves as Georgia’s state historic preservation office. Its
mission is to promote the preservation and use of historic places for a better
Georgia. HPD’s programs include
archaeology protection and education, environmental review, grants, historic
resource surveys, tax incentives, the National Register of Historic Places,
community planning and technical assistance.
The mission of the Department of Natural Resources is to sustain,
enhance, protect and conserve Georgia’s natural, historic and cultural
resources for present and future generations, while recognizing the importance
of promoting the development of commerce and industry that utilize sound
environmental practices.
For more information about funds received, please contact
Main Street Manager Christian Hamilton at 706.898.5777.
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