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Good morning, readers.
For years, the Merrick-Moore community has been working to preserve its history and character. Recently, as INDY intern Kennedy Thomason writes, the neighborhood reached a milestone in that effort: Earning the City of Durham’s first-ever Heritage Community designation.
The neighborhood’s history dates back to the 1940s, when Black farming families, World War II veterans, and others moved in, creating a tightly knit community.
While the Heritage Community designation doesn’t come with any regulations or protections like a local or national historic designation, it could be a foundational block for neighborhoods like Merrick-Moore to pursue other designations that can help buffer them against over-development.
“It’s a feeling of accomplishment,” Bonita Green, the Merrick-Moore Community Development Corporation’s president and executive director tells Kennedy, “because the initial goal of preserving the legacy of the community, it’s coming to fruition.”
Read more of Kennedy’s story on Merrick-Moore history and Heritage Community designation below.
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