Hurricane Damage to Historic Florida Properties

The Florida Trust for historic preservation, Florida's only statewide non-profit preservation organization, is collecting data on damage to historic sites, parks and museums caused by Hurricane Charley. Collecting this data on these properties is the first step in determining the extent of the damage, but the trust also needs to make sure that people who are taking care of these sites know how to get on damage assessment lists from the state and federal government so they can be included in possible funding from FEMA. Those who know of any non-profit organization, city, county or state owned historic site or museum that has been affected should contact their local county emergency management office, as well as notify the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation so they can send the results of their survey to the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources. For more information, call 850-224-8159 or go to: www.information@floridatrust.org