The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area is a nonprofit organization that preserves, cultivates, and promotes the natural and cultural heritage of 25 Western North Carolina counties and the Qualla Boundary to benefit current and future generations.
The 25-county region of the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area includes the Cherokee Qualla Boundary and the following counties: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain
Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey.
The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area was federally designated in November 2003 in recognition of the distinct character, culture, and natural beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains and foothills in Western North Carolina.
The federal legislation that designated the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area also created a nine-member board of directors. The board then formed a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization—which operates under the name the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership—to steward the federal funds that support the designation, build partnerships in the region, attract matching funds, and implement projects.
Heritage tourism in the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area contributes $2.39 billion annually to the economy of the region, supporting more than 30,000 jobs and generating $176.5 million annually in state and local tax revenue, according to a 2014 economic impact study.
Company Details
- Employees
- 11
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 195 Hemphill Knob Rd, Asheville,north Carolina 28803,united States
- Industry
- Historical Sites
- NAICS
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Historical Sites
- Website
- http://blueridgeheritage.com
- Keywords
- Regional History, Heritage Preservation, Tourism, Economic Development, Rural Economic Development.
- HQ
- Asheville, North Carolina
- Competitors
- Express Lane Strategies, North Carolina Department of Administration, Galleyware Company, Stealth Startup, National Park Service, National Audubon Society, Community Counselling and Resource Centre, Pressley Associates Landscape Architects, The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, Barking Legs Theater.
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Questions
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area's website is http://blueridgeheritage.com
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/blueridgenationalheritagearea
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area has
11 employees.
View email and phone details for 11
employees at Blue Ridge National Heritage Area.
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area's industry is
Historical Sites
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area's top competitors are
Express Lane Strategies,
North Carolina Department Of Administration,
Galleyware Company,
Stealth Startup,
National Park Service,
National Audubon Society,
Community Counselling And Resource Centre,
Pressley Associates Landscape Architects,
The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail,
Barking Legs Theater.
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area's categories are Historical Sites
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area's founding year is 2003
