Western Reserve Heritage Feasibility Study.

摘要

Congress directed the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a national heritage area feasibility study in Public Law 109-338 (Oct. 12, 2006) under Subtitle A. The section of the act requesting a study of the Western Reserve is found in Section 301. The purpose of the Western Reserve Heritage Feasibility Study is to determine if the area that encompasses the modern-day Ohio counties of Trumbull, Mahoning, Ashtabula, Portage, Geauga, Lake, Cuyahoga, Summit, Medina, Huron, Lorain, Erie, Ottawa, and Ashland meets the suitability and feasibility requirements for designation as a National Heritage Area. The Western Reserve contributes in substantial ways to our country's national heritage. It contains an assemblage of natural, cultural, historic, and scenic resources that make up a regionally distinctive landscape, and the rich and varied stories about the Western Reserve support a captivating set of themes connecting the people to the heritage resources of the region.