History Conversations REWIND | Old Roads, New Histories

with Kacy Rohn | Prerecorded virtual event |

 

For 25 years, Montgomery County’s Rustic Roads Program has protected the historic and scenic roadways that reflect the county’s agricultural character and rural origins. An update to the Rustic Roads Functional Master Plan was approved in 2023 [the planning was in progress when this talk was recorded]. This presentation describes the work done to bring new roads and new histories into the program that reflect the diversity of the county’s past with previously underrepresented stories of women, freedom seekers, and early African American communities that enrich the historic landscapes traversed by these roadways. Presented at the 2022 History Conference