Glen Location site signs

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,586
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Discovery Center
Start Date
September 2010
End Date
March 2011
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

Self-guided interpretive markers were installed to facilitate public access to the Glen Location historic resource at the Minnesota Discovery Center. Illustrations support the text and the markers are placed so that the viewer can see the resource described. The well researched and historically accurate signage allows visitors to learn about the history of the site and the significance of each component of the site.

Project Details
To install self-guided interpretive signage so that the public may explore a historic mine location site
Legal Citation / Subdivision
LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
Appropriation Language

(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.

2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,586
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,260
Project Manager
Salutation
Ms.
First Name
Kelly
Last Name
Florence
Street Address
1005 Discovery Dr.
City
Chisholm
State
MN
Zip Code
55719
Administered By
Administered by
Location

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-259-3000