BY CHRISTY BAILEY FOR THE NATIONAL COAL HERITAGE AREA AUTHORITY
The National Coal Heritage Area (NCHA) is one of 49 nationally designated heritage areas in the Unites States. It represents a part of the growing effort of the National Park Service to develop resource protection initiatives for areas of national importance that rely on partnerships and private ownership rather than the traditional methods of federally owned parklands. The mission of the National Coal Heritage Area is to preserve, protect, and interprety lands, structures, and communities associated with the coal mining heritage of southern West Virginia.
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