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Middleburg Museum and Civic Center marker moves forward as researchers seek WPA documentation
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Middleburg Museum representatives and board staff said they have combined applications for a marker that would recognize both the museum and the adjacent civic center; researchers identified newspaper accounts and deeds that may link the buildings to WPA projects, but exact construction dates remain unclear.
Middleburg Museum leaders told the Clay County Historic Preservation Board they have revised a marker application so one marker would commemorate both the Middleburg Museum and the adjoining civic association building.
Ruth Payne, president of the Middleburg Museum, said the original application submitted in October 2023 described only the museum but the applicants later determined the museum and the civic association could be combined on a single marker. “I presented the application and sent it to miss Carson, that was in October 2023,” Payne said, adding the group has updated the application to reflect combined…
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