| Funding Fiscal Year: | 2018 & 2019 |
|---|---|
| Project Number: | N/A |
| Project Budget: | $7,355 FY2018 Appropriation |
| Funding Source: | Private Donations from the Columbia African American Heritage Trail Fund |
Project description
A committee was formed in 2017 to research and implement the proposed African-American Heritage Trail which is funded by private donations. The planned trail will consist of 23 markers highlighting more than 30 locations with information on the history of each location.
Plans
Media inquiries
Tammy Miller, Marketing Specialist, 573.874.7465opens phone dialer, Tammy.Miller@CoMo.gov
Project input
Mike Snyder, Park Planning Superintendent, 573.874.7203opens phone dialer, Mike.snyder@CoMo.gov
Interested parties meeting and online survey
An interested parties meeting was held on February 6, 2019 from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm at the Blind Boone Home, 10 N. 4th Street, Columbia, MO, 65201. An online survey was available from February 7, 2019 through February 18, 2019. No public comments related to the project were received.
Project status
Twenty markers have been installed, with three more pending fabrication and/or installation.
Related News Articles:
- “African-American Heritage Trail complete, ready to teach”
Columbia Missourian – Oct. 23, 2019 - “New African-American Heritage Trail markers to be unveiled Wednesday”
Columbia Missourian – Oct. 14, 2019 - “Route for African-American Heritage Trail approved, will add more historical markers”
Columbia Missourian – April 2, 2019 - “Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously approves African-American Heritage Trail”
Columbia Missourian – January 18, 2018 - “‘These stories need to be told’: New African American Heritage Trail markers unveiled”
Columbia Missourian – Oct. 16, 2019 - “City invites public input on proposed Heritage Trail”
Columbia Missourian – Feb. 7, 2019 - “Sharp End group to dedicate markers along heritage trail”
Columbia Missurian – Sept. 17, 2018 - “Fourth and fifth markers commemorating Columbia African-American history unveiled”
Columbia Missourian – Sept. 18, 2018 - “New plaque commemorates Sharp End area’s impact”
Columbia Missourian – Oct. 17, 2017
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