Interpretive Signage. (a) The Historical Society will review its collection to determine if it has information relevant to the history of the Great Northern Railroad and the importance the railroad played in the development and history of the City of Kalispell and surrounding region. (b) If available, the Historical Society will provide the information identified in Stipulation III.A.1 (a) to the City for the City’s use, at its discretion, in developing narrative and/or pictorial content for the interpretive signage (see Stipulation III.A.3). (c) The City will develop narrative and pictorial content for and install interpretive signage at the following locations along the Kalispell Trail (see Attachment A for a map of the proposed signage locations): i. South of milepost 1225.19 and at the north end of the bridge crossing Highway 93. This sign will mark the trailhead and provide an introduction to the Kalispell Trail, including a history of when rail service first came to the Kalispell area in the late 1880s and an explanation of when and why a new rail route 11 years later resulted in moving service to a spur line. ii. Flathead Electric Coop Substation, located roughly at the northwestern edge of Woodland Park. This sign will highlight the contributions of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family as a founding family of the Kalispell community. iii. Depot Park. This sign will highlight the history of the extant former Great Northern Railway Depot. iv. Former location of the Flathead Lake Cherry Growers Association Warehouse, located at ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇. This sign will highlight the important role of the railroad in shipping sweet cherries and the historic importance of this agricultural product in the regional economy, with the railroad, beginning in 1910, advertising the area for settlement based on its potential for growing fruit in the temperate climate and Flathead County becoming the fourth largest sweet cherry producing region in the country by the 1940s. v. Grain Elevators located at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇. This sign will highlight the history of the extant structures and the historic importance of agriculture in the regional economy. vi. Roughly at Meridian Street north of West Center Street and south of Appleway. This sign will highlight the history of the timber industry as well as the mill and log pond formerly located in this area. (d) The City will provide drafts of the narrative and pictorial content of each sign to the Signatories and Concurring Party for review and comment in accordance with Stipulation IV.
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