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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 2017
Page
12
City planners and scholars from Coe College join the Historic Preservation Commission and museums to install markers. The first wave cost 6,200 dollars from a federal block grant after the 2008 flood. Markers honor landmarks neighborhoods churches schools and industries with QR links for more details.
A first wave of historic markers honors Cedar Rapids structures people and neighborhoods with plaques detailing each location. The list includes churches schools theaters businesses and residences such as Cedar Rapids City Hall Paramount Theater Coe College Mount Zion Baptist Church and the African American Museum of Iowa highlighting the city’s diverse heritage.
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