What is MotorCities-Automobile
National Heritage Area?
MotorCities-ANHA-Automobile National Heritage
Area (MotorCities-ANHA), located in Southeastern and Central Michigan, U.S.A.,
is an affiliated area of the National Park System (NPS) and one of twenty-three
national heritage areas designated by the U.S. Congress. MotorCities-ANHA
is dedicated to preserving, interpreting and promoting Michigan's rich automotive
and labor heritage. MotorCities-ANHA works in partnership with others to provide
citizens educational opportunities about our heritage, increase tourism, encourage
revitalization, and improve the quality of life in our region. MotorCities-ANHA's
vision is to help our citizens and visitors appreciate how the automobile
changed Michigan, the nation and the world, making this rich heritage a source
of pride for our communities and a positive influence on the region's future.
The MotorCities-ANHA regional boundary encompasses
almost 10,000 square miles, portions of 13 counties, nearly 260 municipalities
and townships, over 1,000 diverse cultural, historic, and natural resources,
15 watersheds, and approximately six million residents in Southeastern and
Central Michigan. The region includes the "MotorCities" of Detroit, Dearborn,
Flint, Lansing, Jackson, Pontiac, and Warren. MotorCities-ANHA's motto is
"We put the world on wheels" and we tell the nationally and internationally
significant story of the American automotive industry. MotorCities-ANHA
celebrates a living industry - one that is as important to the economic,
cultural and social fabric of our communities today as it was over one hundred
years ago.
The Automobile National Heritage Area (ANHA)
was created by an Act of the U.S. Congress (P.L. 105-355/H.R.3910) on November
6, 1998. The Automobile National Heritage Area Partnership, Inc. (the Partnership)
was established in 1999 as a non-profit corporation in the state of Michigan
to serve as the management entity for ANHA. The Partnership manages ANHA
under a cooperative agreement with the NPS. ANHA's designating legislation
mandates the development and submission of a General Management Plan and
Environmental Assessment (GMP/EA) to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior for
review and approval by November 6, 2001.
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