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Picture of the model for The Eastern Kentucky Heritage Monument by Sam McKinney. For more pictures, click here Land PurchaseFund
Raising Report
Land Purchase Goal: $360,000 The Eastern Kentucky Heritage Monument Project quickly needs $360,000 to purchase the three parcels of land totaling 45 acres necessary for this project. One parcel recently had extensive bulldozing work to flatten five acres that would be suitable for plenty of parking and for the Information/Celebration Center. Please make your check to: Treasurer, Eastern Kentucky Heritage Monument. Send to: Eastern Kentucky Heritage Monument PO Box 1220 Campton, KY 41301
If the contribution is specifically for the purchase of the land, please write "for land purchase" on the memo line of your check. If we cannot raise the necessary land funds, your money will be returned to you. We fully expect to raise the funds. This measure is to protect your investment at this location.
Contributions are tax-deductible. You will receive a receipt that you can use on your income tax form. Contributions are also needed for the General Development Fund. Thank you.
The complete list of contributors is displayed on the "Accounting" page.
OverviewThe Eastern Kentucky Heritage Monument consists of three main features: The Monument site, the visitor Information/Celebration Center, and the auxiliary facilities.
The Monument SiteThe Monument site consists of three large, stylized traditional musical instruments--a guitar, banjo and fiddle--arranged in a triangular pattern and resting on a round, stepped platform. The stainless steel framework of each instrument defines the shape. The instruments, including pedestals, stand approximately eighty feet tall. There are no solid tops or backs. The instruments, in addition to their attributes as sculpture, are giant wind harps; the largest in the world. A visitor standing between the instruments will hear the harmonic vibrations caused by wind blowing across the strings. This will give the impression of music played by unseen hands.
Inscribed on the platform floor are the autographs and hometowns of Eastern Kentucky musicians, authors, and artists. The goal is to honor a diverse cross-section of deserving people ranging from the nationally famous to the locally important back porch variety. The Monument sits on top of a hill. The combination of visual and auditory stimuli will be quite stunning, truly astonishing and absolutely unforgettable.
The Visitor Information/Celebration CenterThe Visitor Information/Celebration Center contains all the expected amenities plus several innovative, interactive high tech features. The heart and soul of our Tourism Education and Dispersal Mission is the Interactive Tourist Information Screens. Here, the visitor can, using touch screen technology, view a short video clip of all the tourist attractions and interesting destinations in the entire region. For example: A visitor approaches a “touch sensitive” interactive monitor and sees a map of Eastern and Southern Kentucky divided into colored multi-county corridors. Touch a corridor and the map expands. Touch a county and the county map expands. Touch a location and a short video promoting the destination plays on the screen. This is a Tourism Information, Destination, and Marketing tool for the entire Region.
Next, are the Interactive Viewing Screens that connect each name inscribed on the Viewing Platform through touch screen technology with a short video clip of the person demonstrating his or her talent. Press the name of a famous music star and enjoy a video clip of them playing a song. Press the name of an author and see them reading from one of their books. Each signature on the Monument site has a video display. All of the interactive technology is Web based and is therefore available on the web. There will be viewing rooms where a visitor can choose from a menu and see video presentations of interesting Eastern Kentucky topics: Wildflowers, Animals, Rivers, Native American History, etc. There will be a small 250 seat indoor theater suitable for concerts, assemblies, and educational Field Trips.
Auxiliary FacilitiesThere will be an amphitheater suitable for small to medium sized events and educational field trips. There will be a Walking/Nature trail with educational identification markers for native plants and trees. There will be rest plazas along the trail. The trail complies with the American with Disabilities Act.
(Note: The overall vision has expanded to include the adjacent 15 acres to the east of the original proposal. This property has approximately 5 acres of bulldozed level ground. This would provide ample space for parking, better access, and a ready-made site for the Information/Celebration Center.)
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