“Special places” can be any number of places that define a community’s uniqueness and values. They can be places that are special to one individual or small group, or they can be places held sacred by the entire community.  Examples of special places could include:

• Historic buildings and landmarks
• Sites of significant events
• Beautiful views
• Local gathering spots
• Parks or other natural areas
• Schools, churches, libraries, community centers or other centers of community life
• Favorite places to be alone
• Favorite places to be with family
• Favorite places to be with friends

Identifying special places in your community helps to focus in on the places that may need to be protected or preserved, the places that make your life enjoyable, and the places that connect you to other people living near you.

Staff used this activity to help identify what kinds of things were generally important to the community and how those things contribute to what we perceive the county's heritage to be.  (This was not meant to be an activity to identify sites for which preservation would be sought through this process.)