Founding Day Festival to continue to support Marshall Park rejuvenation project
Mark Hofmann | Herald-Standard
Mark Hofmann | Herald-Standard
The Founding Day Festival will continue supporting upgrades at Marshall Park in Uniontown.
Mark Hofmann | Herald-Standard
Marshall Park in Uniontown
W. Keith McManus
Shown is how Marshall Park along Jefferson Avenue in Uniontown looked in 1970.
Herald-Standard
This 2019 file photo shows an aerial map of design ideas for the planned renovation of Marshall Park in Uniontown.
The rejuvenation and upgrading of Marshall Park in Uniontown have been discussed for about five years.
Making the upgrades a reality will continue to draw closer as proceeds from this year’s Founding Day Festival — sponsored by the Herald-Standard — will again be donated to the project. Founding Day honors the birthday of the city of Uniontown. A festival was first held in 2019, and after a break necessitated by the pandemic, returns this year with newspaper-sponsored activities on Saturday, July 2.
Located on Jefferson Avenue near the Uniontown Public Library, Marshall Park is one of several tributes in Uniontown to General George C. Marshall, a native son who went on to achieve fame as a solider and statesman.
The inaugural Founding Day Festival raised $1,877 for the park project, which includes adding a stage and pavilion for performances and events in the park, installing an ornamental fence along East Church Street and building a cafe area with tables, chairs and a row of vendor spaces.
According to past plans, the estimated cost is about $300,000.
The Herald-Standard selected the project as the festival’s beneficiary, and will continue to donate to it until the upgrades are completed. Then, said Publisher Michael Scott, the festival will pick a new project to support.