Please read and comment on these Historic Interpretive signs
Heyworth/Mason Park has a long and interesting history that will soon be documented and displayed for the public. Volunteers are working to develop eight interpretive signs to go up in the park and along the new trail. These are the subjects of the signs, those that are complete can be viewed at: http://www.perutown.com/HMsigns.htm
1. Welcome to Heyworth/Mason Park
2. Native Americans
3. First Mill Site: gristmill and sawmill
4. Other Early Industries: woolen mill, tannery, cider mill and potato starch factory.
5. A. Mason and Sons Lumber Mill
6. Heyworth Village Apartments onwards
7. The Ausable Branch of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad
8. River Ecology
We’re trying to keep them of interest to students, especially fourth graders who will hopefully be touring the site as part of their study of New York history. The images on the signs will have the biggest impact and the suggested word count limit is 300. The signs will by 3 feet wide by 2 feet high. Sign design is by Maja Smith, funded through the Lake Champlain Basin Program’s Wayside Exhibit Program.
These signs are still in draft form, please feel free to weigh in with your comments and suggestions on any of them, either by e-mailing:
Ron Allen (perutownhistorian@charter.net) or
Adele Douglas (chinadele1@hotmail.com)
Thank you!
Posted: September 14th, 2010 under General News.