In The News: Washington Co Historical Society’s Capital Campaign Breaks Bricks

November 23, 2020

The Washington County Historical Society held a brick breaking and kick off for their capital campaign for the new Washington County Heritage Center, 1862 South Greeley St., Stillwater on Thursday Nov. 19 at 1 p.m.

The new Heritage Center will include three large exhibition galleries, a larger storage area, a classroom, a research center and a retail center. In addition to the exhibits on the history and impact of the lumber industry in Washington County designed by Split Rock Studios, the Heritage Center will host exhibits on photographer John Runk, fashions from the 1860s 1960s, Native American history and culture, and the history of Black Baseball in Washington County.

Split Rock Studios is excited to see this project move forward!

For more information on the Capital campaign and to donate to the Washington County Historical Society, please click here.

To view the full article in the Stillwater Gazette including renderings of SRS’ exhibit designs, please click here.