The Fayette

Heritage Committee was formed three years ago by former

county commissioner Robert Sprayberry, initially to

create and build "Heritage Park" in

Fayetteville.

The funds

came from the sale of county property that housed the

former sheriff's building and is now the site of the

Holiday Inn Express in Fayetteville.

The park is

located on the grounds of the Fayette County

Administrative Complex, formerly Stonewall Village. A

fountain is the center point, and around it are five

circles of bricks. Embedded among the bricks are 65

granite plaques, most of them 15 inches square, with

various pieces of Fayette County history. If you walk

around reading each one, you will have a synopsis of the

county's historical events.

The

volunteer committee meets monthly and as its next project

will be placing signs in the various communities around

the county, depicting both those communities that have

vanished as well as those in existence now. The Heritage

Committee is also currently exploring ways to create the

site of downtown Kenwood as a place to sit down and rest

awhile.

The Fayette

Heritage Committee consists of David Mundt, Carol

Chandler, Pete Frasina, Tony Parrott, Rick Minter,

Carolyn Cary, Collin Kelley, Jim George and Angie

Stevens.

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