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You can read our Concept Plan for the Mississippi Hills Heritage Area in your browser (see "Concept Plan Contents" below) or in .pdf format. We have also created a set of Heritage Resource Maps to accompany the Concept Plan, and you can view these in .pdf format by clicking here.
PLEASE NOTE: Since the completion of the Concept Plan in 2004, the southern boundary of the heritage area has been moved from MS Highway 82 to MS Highway 14.
Concept Plan Contents
What is a Heritage Area?
A Heritage Area in Northeast Mississippi?
The Mississippi Hills Heritage Area
Next Step: The Management Plan
Organizational Structure
Overview of Alliance Activities
Funding
Summary
Official Reviewers
*Carolyn Brackett, Senior Program Associate, National Trust
for Historic Preservation's Heritage Tourism Program
*Del Horton, Executive Director, Corinth Area Tourism
Promotion Council
*Phil Walker, Principal, The Walker Collaborative
*Dwight Weatherford, Weatherford McDade, Ltd.
(Planning Consultants, Landscape Architects)
*Dr. Matt Zuefle, Assistant Professor, Department of Park &
Recreation Management Program, University of Mississippi
Concept Plan Notes
This plan was prepared by Kent Bain, who served as the coordinator for a $15,000 U.S. Forest Service grant that the North Central Mississippi Resource Conservation & Development Council (NCMRC&DC) received in 2003 for the purpose of developing a Concept Plan for the Mississippi Hills Heritage Area.
Mr. George Rowland is the Coordinator for the NCMRC&DC, and also a member of the Board of Directors for the Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance (MHHAA). Bain, the Coordinator for the MHHAA, is the former art director for the Weekly Standard, Philanthropy, and Oxford American magazines, and the former graphic designer for Living Blues and Rejoice! magazines.
The list of persons and organizations who contributed to or helped make this plan possible is extensive. The MHHAA Board of Directors would certainly like to thank our Founding Partners; the Honorary Members of our Board; all those who served on the Steering Committee and Informal Advisory Council; and everyone who attended the local stakeholder meetings, heritage area conference, and concept plan workshop.
We would like to make a special note of appreciation to Judy Glenn, one of our Honorary Board Members, for donating the use of office space, etc., in the Historic Boone House, which houses the offices of Corinth Realty. The development of this plan would not have been possible without her active support and encouragement.
[Please Note: Certain material in this plan was taken almost verbatim from other documents, primarily those produced by the National Park Service. In most instances, no attempt has been made to attribute quoted text to its source.]
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"The power of an integrated regional approach to preserving historic places and telling the story of a way of life has led to the success and growth of heritage areas across the country." ... Heritage areas "offer a uniquely holistic approach to preservation that seeks to encompass not just the buildings that identify and enrich a place but also the living culture of the people who call the place home."
Richard Moe, President National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"Heritage areas are dynamic regional initiatives that build connections between people, their place, and their history. These connections are strengthened by capturing and telling the stories of the people and their place. These stories, when linked together, reflect a regional identity and support a collective awareness of the need to protect and enhance what makes our places unique. ... The most successful heritage areas ... are much more than tourist destinations. They are the expression of the people who live, work, and shape the land. Their stories are rich and diverse. They provide a bridge connecting the past to the present and people to their place."
Jayne Daly, Glynwood Center
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Heritage areas "harness a wide range of community assets and interests--from historic preservation, outdoor recreation, museums, performing arts, folk life and crafts and scenic and working landscapes, to grassroots community-building activities--that when combined create a sum greater than its parts."
August Carlino, president and CEO of the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
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