Recognition



The Cultural Heritage Tourism mission of Cumberland County is to:

  • Establish and develop a shared vision for the region
  • Strengthen partnerships to preserve, promote and educate
  • Create and provide access to resources and programs for stewardship of our culture
  • Enhance and develop historic sites and landscapes
  • Utilize culture and heritage to stimulate economic development
  • Thank you to those who serve on the Cultural Connections council and for their contributions to the development of these trails:

    John Aarsen
    82nd Airborne War Memorial Museum
    www.bragg.army.mil/18abn/museums.htm

    Huel Aekins
    Town of Wade

    Mary Bailey
    Fayetteville State University
    www.uncfsu.edu

    Bobby Wynn
    Fayetteville State University
    www.uncfsu.edu

    Finley Bryan
    Cape Fear Botanical Gardens
    www.capefearbg.org

    Angela Dennis
    Cape Fear Botanical Gardens
    www.capefearbg.org

    Carrie King
    Dogwood Festival
    www.faydogwoodfestival.com

    Zack May
    Dogwood Festival
    www.faydogwoodfestival.com

    Ethel Clark
    Town of Spring Lake
    www.spring-lake.org

    Barbara Copeland
    Fayetteville Technical Community College
    www.faytechcc.edu

    Susan Daniels
    Fascinate-U Children’s Museum
    www.fascinate-u.com

    Bruce Daws
    Fayetteville Area Transportation Museum
    www.gofayetteville.com/sites/st_trainstation2.htm

    Eddie Dees
    Town of Hope Mills
    www.townofhopemills.com

    Jim Dougherty
    Ft. Bragg/Pope AFB Regional Land Use Advisory Commission

    Ed Drohan
    Pope Air Force Base Community Relations
    http://www.pope.af.mil/

    Tom Lloyd
    Cumberland County Planning & Inspections Department

    Lee Eanes
    Cumberland County Planning & Inspections Department
    www.co.cumberland.nc.us/planning.asp

    Heidi Bleazey
    Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex
    www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/osm/mcf.html

    Michele Horn
    Fayetteville Museum of Art
    www.fayettevillemuseumart.org

    Ashley Holverson
    The Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County
    www.theartscouncil.com

    Ammie Jenkins
    Sandhills Family Heritage Association
    www.sfha-nc.org

    Sandy Klotz
    Airborne Special Operations Museum Foundation
    www.asomf.org

    Vicky Lee
    Fort Bragg Community Relations
    www.bragg.army.mil/18abn/default.htm

    Frank Hanan
    Fort Bragg Community Relations
    www.bragg.army.mil/18abn/default.htm

    Gary Cooper
    Cumberland County Business Council
    www.ccbusinesscouncil.org

    Alban Burney
    Cumberland County Business Council
    www.ccbusinesscouncil.org

    Maurice Robertson
    Cape Fear Valley Scottish Clans

    Ginger Powers
    Fayetteville Women’s Club

    Ronald McElrath
    City of Fayetteville
    www.ci.fayetteville.nc.us

    Sharon Kendrick
    Methodist University
    www.methodist.edu

    Larry Philpott
    Fayetteville/Cumberland Parks & Recreation
    www.fcpr.us

    Charles Powers
    Town of Linden

    Floyd Shorter
    Fayetteville Business & Professional League
    www.fayettevillebusinessleague.com

    Walt Smith
    Averasboro Battlefield
    www.averasboro.com

    Deborah Tew
    Town of Godwin

    Sarah Vanderclute
    Cumberland County
    www.co.cumberland.nc.us

    George Autry
    Cooperative Extension
    www.co.cumberland.nc.us/coop_extension.asp

    Lori Bruschi
    Fort Bragg Morale Welfare & Recreation
    www.fortbraggmwr.com

    Linda Carnes-McNaughton
    Fort Bragg Cultural Resources
    www.bragg.army.mil/culturalresources/

    Michele Michael
    Fort Bragg Cultural Resources
    www.bragg.army.mil/culturalresources/

    Billy Horne
    Town of Stedman

    Sara Piland
    Town of Eastover
    www.eastovernc.com

    John Duvall
    Airborne Special Operations Museum
    www.asomf.org

    Mary Dennings
    Airborne Special Operations Museum
    www.asomf.org

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