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Alabama Historical Commission
Concerned with promoting an awareness of the value of historic structures, sites, and objects that reflect the state heritage and helping with their preservation.

Alaska State Historic Preservation Office
Responsible for statewide historic preservation planning, survey & inventory of historic properties, and developing historic preservation programs.

Arizona State Historic Preservation Office
Responsible for the identification, evaluation, and protection of Arizona's prehistoric and historic cultural resources.

Arkansas Heritage Department
Department and its seven divisions are concerned with the identification, protection and preservation of the state's natural and cultural heritage.

California Office of Historic Preservation
Helps to identify historic resources and administers preservation programs set up by federal and state law.

Colorado Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation
Supports and assists the statewide preservation network in identifying and protecting the state's cultural resources.

Connecticut Historical Commission
Responsible for the identification, investigation, and preservation of Connecticut's historic, architectural, and archaeological resources.

Delaware State Historic Preservation Office
Includes links to state attractions and historical sites, public archives, state museums, the national archeological database, and more.

Florida Bureau of Historic Preservation
Conducts programs aimed at identifying, evaluating, preserving and interpreting the historic resources of the state.

Georgia Historic Preservation Division
Promotes the preservation and use of historic places.

Hawaii State Historic Preservation Division
Maintains inventory of more than 38,000 historic sites and promotes the use and maintenance of historic properties for the education, enjoyment, and enrichment of Hawaii's citizens and visitors.

Idaho State Historical Society
Includes online tour of Idaho statehouse, chronicle of state history, events calendar, and links to other Idaho history sites.

Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Collects, preserves, and interprets state historical heritage and culture.

Indiana Historical Bureau
Established in 1915, it provides information on historical programs and publications.

Iowa State Historical Society
Identifies, records, collects, preserves, manages, and provides access to Iowa's historical resources.

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