ere is a list of those states and local communities which have issued official proclamations in support of either America's Christian Heritage Week or National Bible Week. The list is current through 1996; appropriate citations indicate states where governors may not have issued proclamations, but local communities did. Be sure to check this website, aanews, and other American Atheist information sources for updates. Support for the Christian Heritage proclamation is not as widespread as it is for National Bible Week , but more organizations -- including the Christian Coalition -- are now devoting resources to expanding this effort.

Also remember that states and cities which did not issue proclamations in 1996 may do so this year; organizers do not limit their efforts only to 'proven' areas. Be sure to check with local and state offices to determine the status of these proclamations in your region.

SUPPORTING AMERICA'S CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK...

Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

SUPPORTING NATIONAL BIBLE WEEK...

AMERICAN SAMOA
Pago Pago

ALABAMA
Albertville, Childersburg, Florence, Hamilyton, Homewood, Irondale, Jacksonville, Jassper, Leeds, Mobile, Montgomery, Oxford, Prichard, Searcy, Tuscaloosa, Vestavia Hills.

ALASKA
Fairbanks

ARIZONA (No proclamation in 1996)
Casa Grande, Kingman, Mesa, Peoria, Scottsdale, Sierra Vista, Tucson.

ARKANSAS
Blytheville, Fayetteville, Harrison, Jacksonville, Jonesboro, Malvern, Momhan, Sherwood, Tracy, Van Buren.

CALIFORNIA
Baldwin Park, Buena Park, Colton, Corona, Cudahy, Cypress, Delano, El Segundo, Fillmore, Fountain, Fresno, Gardena, Gilroy, Huntington Park, Irvine, La Miranda, Lincoln, Lodi, Los Banos, Lynwood, Manteca, Modesto, Oakland, oceanside, orange, Palm Desert, Petaluma, porterville, Redlands, Rosemead, San Jacinto, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Cruz, Santa Paula, Santee, South San Francisco, Suisun, Sunnyvale, Temple City, Turlock, Upland, Victorville, Watsonville, Westminster.

COLORADO
Denver, Grand Junction, loveland, Paradise.

CONNECTICUT (No proclamation in 1996)
Bloomfield, Shelton, Southington, Wallingford, West Haven.

DELEWARE (No proclamation in 1996)
Dover, Newark, Wilmington.

FLORIDA
Boca Raton, Cape Coral, Cocoa, Cocoal Beach, Daytona Beach, Decatur, Deerfield Beach, DeLand, Doraville, Fort Walton, Green Cove Springs, Haines City, Hialeah, Hollywood, Key West, Live Oak, Miami, Milton, Ocoee, Orange Park, Palm Bay, Pembroke Pines, Pinellas Park, Port Orange, Rockledge, Safety Harbor, St. Augustine, St. Cloud, San Marcos, Sarasota, Orlando, Tampa, Temple Terrace, Titusville, Vero Beach, Vidalia, Warren, Winter Haven, Winter Park, Zephryhills.

GEORGIA
Albany, Edgewater, Hapeville, Marietta, Perry, Riverdale, Savannah, Smyrna, Tifton, Valdosta, Wanyesboro.

TERRITORY OF GUAM

HAWAII
Hilo.

IDAHO (No proclamation in 1996)
Boise, Caldwell, Garden City, Idaho Falls.

ILLINOIS
Batavia, Bellwood, Belvedere, Bloomington, Bolingbrook, Centralia, Chicago, Dixon, East Alton, East Moline, East Saint Louis, Effingham, Harrisburg, Harvey, Lansing, Lockport, Jacksonville, Machesney Park, Maywood, Mattoon, Monmouth, North Chicago, Palatine, Palos Heights, Rock Island, Wheaton.

INDIANA
Bluffton, Connersville, Elkhard, Fort Wayne, Gary, Greenwood, Indianapolis, Lafayette, Muncie, New Albany, Portage, Seymour, Washington, Whiting.

IOWA
Bettendorf, Council Bluffs, Dubuque, Independence, Waterloo.

KANSAS (No proclamation in 1996)
Chanute, Garden City, Kansas City, Wichita.

KENTUCKY
Ashland, Elizabethtown, Frankfort, Hopkinsville, Louisville, Nicholasville, Owensboro.

LOUISIANA
Crowley, De Ridder, Eunice, Hammond, Houma, Jeanerette, Jennings, Kenner, Lafayette, Morgan City, Ponchatoula, Shreveport, Slidell, Thibodaux.

MARIANA ISLANDS (No proclamation in 1996)
Maine, Lewiston.

MARYLAND (No proclamation in 1996)
Baltimore, Cambridge.

MASSACHUSETTS
Attleboro, Boston, Lynn, Maynard, Quincy, Wakefield, Wilmington.

MICHIGAN
Fling, Monroe, Mount Clemens, Muskegon, Port Huron, Romulus, Saginaw, Taylor, Trenton, Walker, Warren, Westland.

MINNESOTA (No proclamation in 1996)
Hutchinson, Inkster, mankato, North St. Paul, Rochester, Stillwater, Traverse City.

MISSISSIPPI
Canton, Clarksdale, Columbus, Gautier, Gulfport, Jackson, Laurel, Natchez, Ocean Springs, Pascagoula, Ridgeland, Southaven, Tupelo.

MISSOURI (No proclamation in 1996)
Breckenridge Hills, Carthage, Chesterfield, Florissant, Fulton, Hazelwood, Independence, Kansas City, Kirksville, Moberly, Popular Bluff, Saint Louis, Sullivan, Washington,

MONTANA (No proclamation in 1996)

NEBRASKA (No proclamation in 1996)
Kearney, Lincoln, Norfolk, Omaha.

NEVADA
Boulder City, henderson, Scottsbluff.

NEW HAMPSHIRE (No proclamation in 1996)

NEW JERSEY
Belmar, Delran, Camden, East Brunswick, Emerson, Haddonfield, Jackson, Keansburg, New Milford, Old Bridge, Paramus, Ramsey, Ridgefield Park, Saddle Brook, Scotch Plains, Trenton, West Caldwell, Wyckoff.

NEW MEXICO
Aztec, Carlsbad, Las Vegas, Roswell.

NEW YORK
Bath, Cahoes, East Rockaway, Jamestown, kenmore, Lackawanna, Lockport, Mamaroneck, Niagra Falls, North Tonawanda, Olean, Plattsburgh, Spring Valley, Syracuse, Utica.

NORTH CAROLINA
Albermarle, Asheville, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, Elizabeth, Gastonia, Garner, Havelock, Lumberton, Kannapolis, Newark, New Berry, Reidsville, Salisbury, Tarboro, Thomasville, Wilmington.

NORTH DAKOTA (No proclamation in 1996)
West Fargo.

OHIO (No proclamation in 1996)
Amherst, Ashland, Avon Lake, Belpre, Blue Ash, Boling Green, Broadview Heights, Bucyrus, Campbell, Canton, Chillicothe, Cincinnati, Coshocton, Eastlake, East Liverpool, Findlay, Freymond, Huber Heights, Jackson, Kettering, Mansfield, Massillon, Miamisburg, Middletown, Neward, North Canton, Norwalk, Parma Heights, Portsmouth, Reynoldsburg, Salem, Sharonville, Strongsville, Struthers, Toledo, Troy, Harrisburg, University Heights, Upper Arlington, Urbana, Washington, Weatherford, West Carrollton, Willoughby, Willowich, Xenia, Youngstown.

OKLAHOMA (No proclamation in 1996)
Ardmore, Edmond, Gahanna, Lawton, McAlester, Midwest City, Oklahoma City, Sandusky, The Village, Yukon

OREGON (No proclamation in 1996)
Medford.

PENNSYLVANIA
Aliquippa, Altoona, Butler, Coatesville, Erie, Greenburg, Hazleton, indiana, Lebanon, McKeesport, Montoursville, New Castle, Northhampton, Philadelphia, Pottsville, Oil City, Sellinsgrove, Sunbury, Upper Darby.

RHODE ISLAND (No proclamation in 1996)
Cranston, Newport, Pawtucket, Warren.

SOUTH CAROLINA
Aiken, Charleston, Greenwood, Greer, Lancaster, Mount Pleasant, Myrtle Beach, North Charleston, Spartanburg, Sumter.

SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Falls.

TENNESSEE (No proclamation in 1996)
Athens, Bristol, Clarksville, Columbia, East Ridge, Hendersonville, Jackson, Knoxville, Lawrenceburg, McKinnery, Smyrna, Tullahoma.

TEXAS (No proclamation in 1996)
Allen, Alvin, Austin, Balch Springs, Beaumont, Beeville, Big Spring, Bowie, Breham, Brownsville, Brownwood, Burleson, Cameron, Carrolllton, Cleburne, College Station, Colleyville, Conroe, Corsicana, Dallas, Denison, Denton, DeSoto, El Paso, Edinburg, Eules, Farmers Branch, Friendswood, Frisco, Galveston, Grapevine, Haltom City, Houston, Hurst, Irving, Jacinto City, La Marque, La Porte, Lake Jackson, Lancaster, League City, Lewisville, Longview, Lufkin, Nacogdoches, New Phila, Mansfield, McAllen, mercedes, Mesquite, Midland, North Richland Hills, Orange, Paris, Plainsview, Palestine, Pasadena, Plano, Port Arthur, port Neches, Richardson, Rowlett, San Angelo, Santa Fe, Seguin, Snyder, Sugar Land, Terrell, University Park, Uvalde, Westlaco. UTAH (No proclamation in 1996)
Draper, Union.

VIRGINIA
Bristol, Chesapeake, Hopewell, Marion, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Richmond, Staunton.

WASHINGTON (No proclamation in 1996)
Aberdeen, Lindenwold, Lynchburg, Pasco, Sunnyside, Tacoma.

WEST VIRGINIA (No proclamation in 1996)
Clarksburg, Huntington, Vienna, Parkersburg, St. Albans.

WISCONSIN (No proclamation in 1996)
Germantown, Merrill, Racine, St. Francis, Superior, West Allis.

WYOMING (No proclamation in 1996)
Cheyenne.

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