ST. PAUL – State Representative Greg Davids (R-Preston) announces that two local projects have received history grants from Minnesota Legacy appropriations from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
“I’d like to congratulate the local leaders who worked closely with state officials to secure this funding,” Davids said.
Davids said the Preston Historical Society will receive a $10,000 grant to hire a qualified consultant to write an interpretive plan for the Preston Historical Society.
The city of Hokah will receive $3,891 to design, produce and install a historical marker about the turbine, flume and mills in the city of Hokah.
Davids noted the grants are awarded from an appropriation from the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and CulturalHeritage Fund.