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“The Heritage Trail will be an extension of Seneca’s commitment to preserve, interpret, and share a composite local history and its relation to the broader national narrative.”
Shelby Henderson
Executive Director
Department of Arts, History, and Culture
City of Seneca, SC
Clemson News - February 10, 2023
$3.4 million grant enables Clemson University to lead the creation of Black Heritage Trail
A grant from the Mellon Foundation will preserve Black history at Clemson University and in the cities of Clemson and Seneca.
A $3,445,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project has been awarded to Clemson University to support the creation of a Black Heritage Trail on campus and in the cities of Seneca and Clemson. The Black Heritage Trail will feature walking trails that connect heritage sites with interactive signs, artwork and digital content that share the stories of local Black history and South Carolina historical markers at significant historic sites.
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Black Heritage Trail to share history of African Americans in Upstate
Clemson University has received a $3,445,000 grant to create a Black Heritage Trail on campus and in the neighboring cities of Clemson and Seneca. It will tell stories and explain the history of African Americans in the Upstate, according to Rhondda Thomas, the Calhoun Lemon Professor of Literature at Clemson University.
February 14, 2023
WSPA Channel 7
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Project plans to share stories, history of African Americans in South Carolina
CLEMSON, S.C. —
Clemson University is partnering with the city of Clemson and the city of Seneca to share the history of African Americans in the Upstate.
The University received a grant to fund the Black Heritage Trail.
February 13, 2023
WYFF Channel 4
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Seneca Faith Cabin project moving forward after delays
A piece of local African American history is coming back to life in a collaboration between the city of Seneca and a Clemson University official with a love for restoration.
The Faith Cabin Library in Seneca was part of a project that included a little more than 100 small buildings built as libraries in the Midlands and Upstate of South Carolina and northwest Georgia. Founder Willie Lee Buffington of Saluda built the first one in his hometown, according to Shelby Henderson, executive director of the Seneca Arts, History and Culture Department, and city museums director Nick McKinney.
January 19, 2023
The Journal
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Seneca officials see final Storybook Trail Park concept
SENECA — With a final concept design complete, Seneca city officials expect initial work to begin soon on the Storybook Trail Park that will be next to the Seneca library.
City administrator Scott Moulder presented renderings of the final concept to city council at its meeting last month. The concept was completed by Morgan Sisk, a junior landscape architecture major at Clemson University.
November 16, 2022
The Journal
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State budget includes $10M to create fine arts center downtown
SENECA — Seneca city and state officials are working to bring a long-vacant downtown building to life and create a new 700-plus-seat venue that would be home to a variety of events.
The proposed South Carolina General Assembly budget includes $10 million for the city of Seneca designated as “Seneca Event Center” from statewide revenue in the 2022-23 Appropriation Act approved by lawmakers earlier this month.
June 22, 2022
The Journal