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Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town, and South County
 Goals
More than three centuries of history, cultural development, and economic enterprise can be traced through the many and diverse sites within Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County. Four Rivers describes both the environment fashioned by the Severn, South, Rhode, and West Rivers, and the cultural landscape that has been created over time. Exemplifying Maryland’s rich historic, cultural and natural legacy, Four Rivers encompasses a wealth of resources of local, state, national, and international significance. These range from the well preserved baroque city plan and historic buildings of Annapolis, Maryland’s capital city and home of the United States Naval Academy and the Maryland State House, to the “lost town” of London Town and the pastoral landscapes, historic sites and tiny watermen’s villages of South County.
As a partnership among the State of Maryland, Anne Arundel County, the City of Annapolis, the Town of Highland Beach, and historic sites, heritage organizations, and businesses, Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County pursues the following goals:
Preserve and enhance the heritage area’s historic, cultural and natural resources for the enjoyment of visitors and residents
Promote research, education, and appreciation for the authentic history, culture, traditions, and natural resources of the heritage area
Encourage development of new and improved facilities, businesses and services that support heritage tourism while maintaining resources and quality of life for residents
Create thematic and programmatic linkages among the many heritage sites within Four Rivers to better tell the stories of this rich and diverse region
Location
Nestled along 400 miles of waterfront, Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County stretches from Sandy Point State Park at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge through southern Anne Arundel County to Rose Haven at the Calvert County line. Framed by the Chesapeake Bay to the east, the heritage area’s western boundary is Route 2/Solomon Islands Road.
Management
Certified by the State of Maryland in 2001, the heritage area incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 2003. Its management entity, the Coordinating Council, consists of 19 representatives of civic, non-profit, business and governmental partners, and actively promotes regional cooperation, heritage tourism development, and resource preservation in accordance with the state, county and city approved Management Plan.
Management Plan
Preparation of a management plan approved by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority is a requirement for becoming a Maryland “Certified” Heritage Area. The approved Management Plan includes information on the boundaries of the Certified Heritage Area and “Target Investment Zones,” and presents the heritage area’s vision and goals and the strategies, projects, programs, actions, and partnerships that will be implemented to accomplish them.
Click here to view the management plan.
Contact Information
Dr. Carol Benson, Acting Executive Director
Annapolis, London Town, and South County Heritage Area, Inc.
Arundel Center, P.O. Box 2700
44 Calvert Street, MS 1106
Annapolis, MD 21401-1930
Phone & fax: 410-222-1805
E-mail: Heritage_Area@aacounty.org
Website: www.fourriversheritage.org
Last updated: January 7, 2008
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