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PROCLA~MA TION
· Historic preservation is an effective tool for managing growth, revitalizing
neighborhoods, fostering local pride and l:naintaining community character while
enhancing livability.
· The historic houses and buildings of Ashland help make our City unique and provide
links with aspirations and attainment of the City's pioneers and their descendants.
· These fine examples of Nineteenth and Twentieth century buildings contribute to an
appreciation of our heritage.
· Historic lHeservation is relevant for comrnunities across the nation, both urban and
rural, and for Americans of all ages, all w"alks of life and all ethnic backgrounds.
· It is important to celebrate the role of history in our lives and the contributions made by
dedicated individuals in helping to preserve the tangible aspects of the heritage that has
shaped us as a people.
· "Restore America: Communities at a Crossroads" is the theme for National Historic
Preservation Week 2005, cosponsored by the City of Ashland's Historic Comrnission
and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, John W. Morrison, :t\1ayor of Ashland, hereby proclaim M[ay 8-
14, 2005 as
"National Historic:Preservatioll W eek~'
and call upon the people of the City of Ashland to join their fellow citizens across the
United States in recognizing and participating in this special observance.
Dated this 3rd day of May, 2005
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John orrison, Mayor .'-)
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arbara Christensen, City Recorder