Cultural and Historical Resources Committee 

SAMAB's Cultural and Historical Resources Committee endeavors to protect the region's heritage resources through educational outreach and historic preservation planning.  
 
                    State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO) provide information on historic and archeological resources including:
                           the National Register of Historic Places, historic preservation planning,grant assistance, tax credits, and the
                           Certified Local Government Program.
Georgia North Carolina Alabama
Tennessee Virginia South Carolina
 
National Register of Historic Places -- is the nation's official list of buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts worthy of preservation for their significance in American history, architecture, archaeology, and culture  National Park Service Links to the Past  
broad selection of cultural and historic resources topics related to our National Parks 

NPS Southeast Archeological Center 
National Trust for Historic Preservation   -- -- has numerous preservation programsand information on heritage tourism North Carolina Archaeology   
South Carolina Archaeology Information 
American Folklife Center  Appalachian Studies Association 
Society for American Archaeology  Southeastern Archeological Conference
Official Home Page of the Cherokee Nation-Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Smoky Mountains Historical  Society -- has information about historical and genealogical studies for Blount, Cocke, and Sevier Counties in East Tennessee