A Seven-County Wide Pennsylvania Heritage Area

Rivers of Steel

Ties to PA Government...

■ “Since its designation as a National Heritage Area in 1996, Rivers of Steel has invested more than $37 million in southwestern Pennsylvania resources.  The investment represents federal, state, local, and private sources.”

■ “Rivers of Steel’s investment has funded more than 295 completed and ongoing projects. The projects advance the National Heritage Area’s mission to preserve historic resources, conserve natural resources, support cultural traditions, create educational and interpretive programming, promote tourism and fuel economic development.”

■ Local Government…

■ “In the course of preserving the region’s historic resources, conserving its cultural traditions, and creating recreational resources, Rivers of Steel partners with local governments, businesses and property owners to develop a sense of place that improves the value of property, entices developers to locate in these neighborhoods, and stimulates tourism.”

■ Local & State Government…

■ “The National Trust has long been a partner of Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area and supports its remarkable efforts to assemble working partnerships on all levels of local and state government, regional and national historical and cultural organizations. Rivers of Steel has an exemplary record of uniting public-private concerns into lasting partnerships that achieve the preservation of southwestern Pennsylvania industrial and cultural resources.” —Peter Brink, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS, NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION

■ National Government…

■ “Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area is reinvesting in southwestern Pennsylvania’s historical communities, not only to preserve historical resources for future generations but also to revitalize economies through community building and heritage tourism.”     —John Murtha, U.S. CONGRESSMAN

■ “Rivers of Steel is spearheading a drive to create a national park on 38 acres of the original mill site that that would include the Carrie Furnaces, the Pump House, and Water Tower. Bills have been introduced before the U S Congress to make this urban National Park a reality.”