VT Country Magazine: Joining Forces to Preserve Great Falls Petroglyphs

An article in the May-June 2022 issue of Vermont Country Magazine, written by Susan Smallheer (go to page 16)

The town of Rockingham and the Elnu Abenaki tribe joined forces to apply for a National Park Service grant for underrepresented communities, which would correct and expand the 1980s official record, with a more accurate and sensitive description of the petroglyphs and their role in the region. In mid-April, the town received notice that it had received the grant of $36,832, one of 22 projects in 16 states across the country funded by the National Park Service, to better represent Black, Indigenous and communities of color. And the grant is the first such Park Service grant received by a Vermont community.

Read the full story here - go to page 16 in the digital pdf.

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