FARMINGTON – The town of Farmington was named a Preserve America Community in the latest round of awards from the federal program started in 2003.

A letter from First Lady Michelle Obama, honorary chair of Preserve America, sent to the municipal office offered congratulations.
“Your community holds a treasured place in the American story, and it is through your vision and dedication that our history will up upheld and our future will be renewed,” she wrote.

Farmington is the 10th community in Maine to be recognized. Lewiston received the designation in 2008. Nearly 800 have been named nationwide. With the award comes a road sign and access to special grant money, according to the Preserve America Web site.

Further information on when Farmington applied and what the designation might mean to the town wasn’t available Saturday night.

– Kathryn Skelton