200 teens descend on docents in downtown TD; It was historic
Lynn Wilcox smiles as photo ops go on behind her at the Eleanor Borg Mural on Court Street today, March 14.
Chris Zukin gives some direction after presenting on H.L. Davis who wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning Novel after graduating from The Dalles High School.
Seventh-Graders at The Dalles Middle School took in some local history today, March 14 as local docents expounded on the history of people featured in the new murals painted in the downtown corridor.
Here is the actual house that Harold Lenoir Davis resided in while living in The Dalles. He went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for his novel “Honey in the Horn”. The house is at 420 Seventh St., The Dalles.
Teacher Kirsten Benko and others helped organize the event that had the teenagers walk from the middle school to downtown The Dalles.
Some 200 students made the trip and toured to different murals, learning local history.
Chris Zuckin who was presenting on 1936 Pulitzer Prize Winner H.L. Davis said it was awesome to be giving local students a history lesson on local characters who excelled in the community.
Zukin said the idea of bringing Walldogs to town to paint the murals included this future use of giving locals and students some highlights on local history.
To read more about the murals, click here.
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