Visitors to downtown Alliance will now be able to learn a bit about the Carnation City’s history as they stroll the East Main Street National Historic District Self-Guided Walk.
The official launch of the walk, which will feature 32 stops, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday when Alliance Mayor Andy Grove will cut the ribbon at the Main Street Caboose near Main Street and Mechanic Avenue.
The walk will include 32 stops along East Main Street, from Union Avenue to the Lincoln Memorial sign.
This project was funded by a grant from the Greater Alliance Foundation. The Alliance Historical Society partnered with the Alliance Area Preservation Association to organize the walk. The walk incorporates architectural information, the historical significance of the buildings and information about past operations. Photographs are taken from the Historical Society’s extensive collection.
Each stop has an information sign with the stop number and name, the stop address, and a QR code that can be scanned to get more information and photos of the stop.
For the most informative tour experience, download the Clio for history app on your smartphone, the same app used for past Freedom Trail walks and Alliance City Cemetery tours. This brings the total number of self-guided walks in Alliance to three, but this is the first time that permanent signage will be installed.
Along the route you will also find important historic landmarks that no longer exist, such as the Oar Block, the Opera House and Minute Park. Stories of Alliance’s past are told in places that once stood.
The link to the tour is https://theclio.com/tour/1522.
