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CONCEPTUAL PROPOSAL
"America's rica's stile"
J LJ I " 'OS E: To provide a historical, interI>reth a tt,alk that pt os it ►ry
brief trio-tit-1i of the signilit°.ant recant that hat a shaped t the &lel t of
At mit-a since 1774,
LOCA 0. i) N . rim yraik it tit by iticatill in Venerates Pats. St Athletic
Complex tan state llighwav Marvel Rood). "Ile walk will he cotrstrttetvti as part
of the Phase 11 tiev eltt *tent r. >f the path beginning in the spring. 2007,
(-. ()NCI PT: lhe nalk ill he construeted .,f t°tsrtcrtiet sip fret a
and will he built in arc,trreianrt + ith Ant ricans with Disabilities Art tAliAi
stanttartis.'I ta t{ to originate in die N icinflt of a new, late group picnic
position that aid tic Harnett the "Attrtrivatt Pat Ilion". The walk wIH let exactly one
milt in length. it Hill he marked each 213 feet with paten. that denote art individual
year. the lust lrr ik paver win he "1776" anti each v ear thereafter will he tttart<ett
at 20 Taut totem ats.
1 lie histor%ral aspect et the oath will he nieurpur reed through the use of
information ergo ruing sign alwnni e4 "etttttt that raet°u rrrd during caeh of the. team
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1 77, This factual inf nna gin will he illu*iratett through toorlaugs, engravings or other suitable and cost effective tneatt* thrt#uahour the tenth Air the
tit arc, Tbg praiser ttratt tale wee iraf :t ears to complete rate to costs and time required
for research,
FUN 1) I : the funding for construction of the t :rtk is included
with the Pit**tt project -costs.. Funding for the titterprotvo information will be
determined once the tv.pc and quantity of displms a arts kntrwn. Several options mat
need to lee developed to inert Midget tonxttasints
13 E N E tTS : his project will provide an eseellent tultteationatl tool
tar Weal school children ct* NN ell as for those that a.itl that iht park for aihttrtie
tournaments or other spacial events. It will oho were as AO additional feature to
ettmpiinten* the lr flu. Vallev Veterans Memorial girt therohnding ;arm. Future
plans will gApiinit the overall interpretive program in the plat to include
information rehtted to the Native American population, that lived in the area and the
flora and fauna of the rite.