Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Volunteer Seeks to Restore Columbia's 19th-Century Dungeons into Museum; Council Hears Plan
Summary
Rick Fisher described efforts to restore the basement "dungeons" and turn them into a small museum with original-era features, artifacts and interpretive panels. He showed photographs and said some restoration work and fundraising is already under way.
Rick Fisher, who is leading restoration work in the basement "dungeons" under the municipal building, told the Columbia Borough Council on Aug. 7 he hopes to restore the space to reflect its 1836 appearance and operate it as a small museum.
Fisher said, "I'm trying to restore them back to what they, you know, should look like from 1836." He described finding two charred two-by-fours he believes are original fragments of a wooden floor and showed a 1967 newspaper…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
