Historic Preservation in North Dakota, 2022-2027: A Statewide Comprehensive Plan

From the Introduction: "The North Dakota State Historic Preservation Office (NDSHPO) operates out of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, the agency charged with preserving the state's historical legacy. Since 1895, the agency has been acquiring information, documents, artifacts, and sites that help identify, preserve, interpret, and promote the history and the heritage of the diverse cultures that comprise modern North Dakota. ...North Dakota's commitment to historic preservation received a boost of 1966, when the state adopted the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act and began participating the National Preservation Program. This program encouraged recognition and preservation of a much broader range of culturally important properties than those previously acknowledged, broadened the perception of historical significance, and provided new sources of information, expertise, and funding to implement this expanded approach to historic preservation. The NDSHPO is housed within the Archaeology and Historic Preservation department of the State Historical Society and is responsible for the implementation of the National Historic Preservation Program. After more than 50 years of federally mandated efforts to identify, evaluate, and preserve physical manifestations of North Dakota's heritage and more than 100 years of more broadly working to preserve the state's past, its is useful to reflect on past accomplishments and to determine appropriate directions for the future. Indeed, the National Park Service (NPS) requires each of its state partners in historic preservation to periodically undertake a review of its efforts, its needs, and appropriate directions for the future. Therefore, this historic preservation plan was revised as part of North Dakota's commitment to its continuing participation in the National Historic Preservation Program. Along with fulfilling one of the requirements for continued involvement in the national program, the plan also summarizes how the NDSHPO has carried out the goals of the previous (2016-2021) historic preservation plan and set new goals for this current (2022-2027) historic preservation plan. Ths information provides a focus for the state's historic preservation program, which it carries out for the benefit of the people of North Dakota...." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the North Dakota State Historic Preservation Office, State Historical Society of North Dakota, administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Historic Preservation in North Dakota, 2022-2027: A Statewide Comprehensive Plan

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