Griffin Campus Liberian presents a brief history of the Fairmont subdivision to celebrate 60th Anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education.
UGA Griffin Campus Librarian contacts Special Collections of Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies at UGA. Initiate discussions, which lead to the Griffin African American Oral History Project.
The first growing season was celebrated with a Halloween Trick-or-Treat party. More that 200 children from the neighborhood came through the garden and enjoyed themselves in a safe and positive environment.
Center of Community Design and Preservation (CCDP) of the UGA College of Environment and Design hold a workshop in the Fairmont community. Twenty-one graduate students in design and preservation attend.
In first season gardeners harvest tomatoes, peppers, green beans, potatoes, okra, various herbs, watermelons, greens, various lettuces, Swiss chard, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, beets, eggplant, radish. An herb garden and butterfly garden add to the beauty of the HLCG and the children have created their own “fairy garden.”
Discussion of Fairmont Heritage Park and Historic District begins. Concerned citizens meet and Historic District Committee is formed.
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