Historic Preservation License Plate Now Available!
Proceeds will help fund grant projects throughout Georgia

Next time you renew your Georgia tag, spend $25 more and buy a historic preservation license plate to show your support of the cause.

The new plate, which depicts a historic train station in Savannah, was announced by the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Order your license plate by downloading an order form from www.gashpo.org or by calling 404-656-2840.

More than $20 from each $25 license tag fee will go to HPD’s Georgia Heritage Grant Program, which provides funding for historic preservation projects around the state. 

The funding is dearly needed. In 1997, a special legislative study committee identified a $5 million per year goal for the Georgia Heritage program. The grant program has not yet reached that goal; indeed it reached its highest point in SFY 2002 at $500,000, and funding amounts gradually have been cut since September 11, 2001.

The license plate was designed by Georgia artist Larnie Higgins of Planet Studio in Atlanta. Higgins was chosen from among 23 entrants.

“The train station represents the significant role railroads played in the development of the state of Georgia,” says HPD Division Director Dr. Ray Luce.  “However, the design also works as a symbol for a variety of other types of historic resources around the state, including schools, theaters, city halls and other public buildings.”

The license plate was authorized by the 2005 Georgia General Assembly and signed into law at that time by Governor Purdue.