Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Indiana's Historic Pathways designated to America's Byways collection
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Brandi Schwartz Marketing Coordinator Outreach & Engagement 812/464-1854 Indiana's Historic Pathway is a Y-shaped route that stretches 250 miles across the southern half of Indiana, along U.S. 50/U.S. 150 from Vincennes to the town of Shoals. At that point, it forks and continues along U.S. 50 to Lawrenceburg and along U.S. 150 to the Falls of the Ohio. The byway tells the story of early settlement, westward migration, and transportation in Indiana. It was designated a state scenic byway in 2004. Historic Southern Indiana, a regional outreach program of the University of Southern Indiana, provides administrative support for Indiana's Historic Pathways and wrote the national nomination application. "The designation is the culmination of hard work by a group of dedicated volunteers over the years," said Leslie Townsend, director of Historic Southern Indiana. "Indiana's Historic Pathways is truly a grassroots organization and many exciting things are planned for the byway in the future including a web site, brochure, signage featuring the byway logo, and teacher workshops." The U.S. Department of Transportation recognizes certain roads as All-American Roads or National Scenic Byways based on archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and scenic qualities. Historic Southern Indiana was created in 1986 to serve the southernmost 26 counties of Indiana. Its goals are to identify, preserve, protect, enhance, and promote the historical, natural, and recreational resources of the region. It seeks to implement those goals through programs in historic preservation, history education, heritage tourism, community development, and scenic byways. Its office is a part of Extended Services. For more information, contact Townsend at 812/465-7014. |
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