Read a marker and find what it leaves out
Every marker is short. Read one and find one thing it doesn't tell you, then look it up together at the library.
- Who
- Families, Kids, Teens
- Ages
- 9+
- Time
- About an hour
- Cost
- Free
- When
- Any time of year
- Show up
- On the courthouse lawn or at Stone Bridge Park.
How to do it
- Pick a marker on the courthouse lawn (Stop 2 on our tour) or at Stone Bridge Park.
- Read it out loud. Write down who placed it and when.
- Ask: who isn't mentioned? What happened before or after? Where did they get their facts?
- Look it up together at the library or in the sources on our tour page.
Grown-ups’ part
Come along, keep it short and fun, and let the kids lead the looking and asking. You handle anything that involves calling, sending or sharing.
Think about it
If you wrote a marker for your street, what would you put on it, and what would you have to leave off?
Safety and respect
A grown-up comes along. The square is ringed by U.S. 64 (College St.) and U.S. 431 (Main Ave.): use crosswalks and watch for traffic.
Why it matters
Exploration & critical thinkingHistorical contextMake history fun for families & kids
Related
- Our walking tour (each stop lists its own sources)
- Our Fayetteville history page
- Find the date on three markers
- Draw the square: 1886 and today
- Ask a grandparent: what was on the square?
- All 150 things to do together
Sources
Know better? If something here is wrong or out of date, tell us.
Did it? Send us your photo or story. We print kids’ first names, faces or photos only with a parent’s OK.