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La Plata plans Maryland 250 activities: school projects, a scavenger hunt, living history booths and train‑museum tie‑ins
Summary
Town staff and a special projects coordinator outlined a Maryland 250 strategy to integrate commemorative programming into existing festivals (Celebrate La Plata April 25, Fourth of July, Oct. 4 fall festival and the December tree lighting), including a multi-month electronic scavenger hunt and living-history booths; commissioners discussed staffing, data ownership and train-museum logistics.
Lucinda Anderson, the town's special projects coordinator, told the Historic Preservation Commission the town will "sprinkle the Maryland 2 50 throughout our existing events" to maximize budget impact and community reach. The plan pairs Maryland 250 activities with four major festivals: Celebrate La Plata (April 25), the Fourth of July concert, a fall festival on Oct. 4 and the December tree lighting.
Anderson described school partnerships, a traveling mural/canvas project, living-history reenactments and a townwide scavenger hunt as core elements. "We're going to incorporate a Maryland 2 50 activity into the major…
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