Portage is about to get a monument featuring bronze copies of the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights and other civil rights amendments, intended to give visitors a sense of what it’s like to experience viewing the original documents without having to travel to Washington, D.C.
Hundreds of community members, students and veterans attended Portage High School’s 20th annual Veterans Day ceremony Monday in the high school gymnasium.
A new monument that features high quality reproductions of the country's founding documents, known as the "Charters of Freedom" will be coming to Portage next year. The site in Riverside Park will feature display cases for the replicated documents, benches, areas of donated and customized bricks, and more.
Riverside Park, where the "Charters of Freedom" monument will be built, was home to a historic shelter erected in 1924 that displayed the slogan, “Where the North Begins.” In an unrelated measure, the shelter was demolished on Nov. 7 due to its dilapidated state.
A bronze replica of the Declaration of Independence. The monument is meant to recreate the experience of viewing the actual documents at the National Archives.
Michael Bablick, city administrator, said tax payers in Portage almost certainly won't be burdened with the project costs, as the entire project, which usually costs around $50,000, will be funded through charitable giving, with Foundation Forward paying for the installation of the monuments. The area around the new monuments will be constructed using donated local funds and donated work from local contractors.
Riverside Park, where the "Charters of Freedom" monument will be built, was home to a historic shelter erected in 1924 that displayed the slogan, “Where the North Begins.” In an unrelated measure, the shelter was demolished on Nov. 7 due to its dilapidated state.
A bronze replica of the Declaration of Independence. The monument is meant to recreate the experience of viewing the actual documents at the National Archives.
A new monument that features high quality reproductions of the country's founding documents, known as the "Charters of Freedom" will be coming to Portage next year. The site in Riverside Park will feature display cases for the replicated documents, benches, areas of donated and customized bricks, and more.
Michael Bablick, city administrator, said tax payers in Portage almost certainly won't be burdened with the project costs, as the entire project, which usually costs around $50,000, will be funded through charitable giving, with Foundation Forward paying for the installation of the monuments. The area around the new monuments will be constructed using donated local funds and donated work from local contractors.
