Abstract:
The 2004 Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award, North Carolina's most prestigious preservation award, was presented to Sylvia C. Nash for her support of numerous state preservation projects with time, leadership, and finances. Nash has been active in historic preservation for a number of years. She was a founding member of the Edgecombe Historical Society, instrumental in saving two rare landmarks in Tarboro, and involved in securing National Register designation for Tarboro's historic district.