Today’s program will highlight the historical value of the Buffalo Trace and will be provided by Steven Stewart of the Indiana Forest Alliance.
The historic Buffalo Trace runs through the heart of Orange Co. just south of the settlement. The Trace started in Clarksville, Ind. at the Falls of the Ohio and ran to the Indiana Territory capital Vincennes on the Wabash River. Thousands of travelers took the trail headed west during the early 19th century. Items of national significance connected to the Trace are numerous.
IFA Hoosier National Forest Program Director Steven Stewart says the national historical significance of the area only strengthens IFA’s commitment to protecting the area set to be disturbed by the US Forest Service’s Buffalo Springs proposal.
Efforts to create a permanent status for protection of the Buffalo Trace and the Lick Creek Settlement are also being pursued by the Buffalo Trace Preservation Group, the Roberts, Thomas, and Bonds Historical Society and many others across the state.
The program will be offered in the Black Box Theater on the Arts side of the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center. Enter Door 11 from the library’s parking lot.
