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Flat Rock PlayScape 20 Year Celebration This Saturday

September 24, 2017 By Joe Pagano

The entire community is invited to the 20 year Celebrations of the PlayScape Build. More than 1,000 people volunteered in 1997 to build the playground. The gathering takes place Saturday Sept. 30, 2017 from Noon until 2 PM at City Park on Gibraltar.

You can come and celebrate with your friends and neighbors who were all part of the build 20 years ago.

The committee is also plan to bury a time capsule in the ground and hold a dedication of a memorial to former Mayor Richard C. Jones, who instrumental in starting the project.

A children’s handbell choir will entertain under the direction of Tim Hammar.  Mr Hammar was teacher at Bobcean Elementary School. A video of the construction 20 years ago and photos taken also will be shown in the warming building next to the pond.

Organizers also will unveil a free little library to be located in city park. Two other site of the libraries will be announced later.

Cider and doughnuts will be served.

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WELCOME TO FLAT ROCK

The first Euro-American settlers in Flat Rock were Michael Vreeland and his five grown sons between 1811 and 1820. Michael had been captured by British Rangers during the Revolutionary War and released after American independence.

The family purchased 800 acres (3.2 km2). The town was called the Village of Vreeland until 1838 when the Vreeland family sold off the majority of the land and relinquished control of the area. The Vreeland families built the first grain and lumber mill, having brought the grinding stones from New York.

Descendants of Michael Vreeland still live in the town and attend Flat Rock public schools, being the seventh generation to reside in the town their family founded.

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