The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) is a review board for state and federal preservation programs for the

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state of

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

. It consists of 17-member panel of appointed representatives from state and private agencies and is concerned with overview of Massachusetts

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and

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preservation efforts. The MHC was created by the

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, the state's

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, in 1963. It is an independent division overseen by the office of the

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, who serves as the chairperson of the commission. The MHC contains technical services, grants and preservation planning divisions and is the home agency of the State Historic Preservation Officer, as well as the office of the State Archaeologist.

References

External links

Massachusetts Historical Commission web site

Massachusetts State Historic Preservation Plan

Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS)
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