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Morgan County unveils plan for four educational mural panels in Morgan Hall
Summary
Commissioners heard a presentation July 6 from local artist Steve on four 16-foot mural panels for Morgan Hall, each with timelines and QR codes linking to expanded history material; the county and Morgan County Museum will collaborate and the project will seek public input before installation.
Chair Don opened the July 6 Morgan County Board of Commissioners meeting and introduced local artist Steve, who presented preliminary designs for four large mural panels to be installed in Morgan Hall.
Steve said each panel will cover roughly 100 years and include a timeline along the bottom; museum-provided images will be used and QR codes will link viewers to printable pages with deeper historical information. "These are relatively preliminary," Steve said, describing the work as a "work in progress" and inviting public input.
Don said the panels grew out of prior bicentennial work and county branding, noting the artist had designed the county logo and other commemorative elements. He called the display both decorative and educational and suggested school field trips would bring 4th graders to Morgan Hall to learn local history.
A member of the public raised questions about committee membership and accessibility for students who may not be able to use phones in class; the commenter suggested including local place histories for towns such as Eminence, Morgantown, Mooresville and Bethel and discussed handouts or a monitor for students who can't scan QR codes. Steve and Commissioner staff said the plan could include URLs or printed handouts alongside the QR codes so visitors can access content without a smartphone.
The presentation emphasized cooperation with the Morgan County Museum for image sourcing and the intention to use QR-linked material to avoid overloading the hall with text. The project remains under development; commissioners and staff asked for continued public feedback before final designs are approved and panels installed.
