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Council to accept $10,000 county grant for Underground Railroad signage after design concerns
Summary
The council discussed accepting a Passaic County Cultural & Heritage Council grant to install signage marking Underground Railroad-related sites in Paterson. Members asked that signage include readable historical text alongside QR codes and recommended creating a design committee before finalizing signs.
Councilmembers discussed a $10,000 grant (for a $15,000 project) from the Passaic County Cultural and Heritage Council to add signage and QR-code links marking historic Underground Railroad sites in Paterson.
John Franco and preservation and research partners briefed the council that the project would include signage at roughly 13 locations tied to the Huntoon Van Rensselaer site and other nearby sites. Franco said the grant requires a $5,000 match; the project proposal…
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