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Norwich commission clears Towne Street storytelling mural and cemetery interpretive panel
Summary
The Norwich Historic District Commission approved a mural at 55 Town Street and an accompanying interpretive panel for the Norwich burying ground. Presenters tied the project to a local slave narrative about Primus Arms; organizers committed to maintenance and community involvement.
The Norwich Historic District Commission on Feb. 18 approved a proposal to install a storytelling mural on a wall at 55 Town Street and an interpretive panel in the nearby burying ground that together commemorate Primus Arms, an enslaved Norwich resident whose family served in U.S. wars.
John, presenting for the Alex Grama Corporation, said the mural will consist of multiple PolyTab panels created by artists in Norfolk, Va., and Georgia and installed at UCFS’s building. "We would like to create a storytelling mural relative to this individual story," he said, describing panels that trace the family’s history from…
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