Designation

The City of Elizabethtown became a Main Street City in 1996. This provided the ore structure for downtown revitalization. The Main Street program turned 25 in 2004 and is THE oldest program in the nation.

Elizabethtown was named a Renaissance KY Silver community in September 2000. This program has helpedenhance the Main Street Program with several new priorities such as downtown streetscapes, facade improvements and economic restructuring.

In Spring 2004, Fist Lady Laura Bush named Elizabethtown a Preserve America Community. This White House initiative encourages economic development and community revitalization through education and heritage tourism.

These programs, Main Street, Renaissance KY, and the Preserve America designation afford us tremendous opportunities for exclusive funding with grants and continued growth in our community.