A new mural in Honesdale

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A detail from the new mural at Honesdale's Park Street Complex.

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Honesdale mayor Derek Williams talks to the crowd.

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Cassie Ursich emceed the event.

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Some of the 75 people who turned out to see the mural. Speakers talked about the importance of diversity and the value of community in the county.

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Arrah Fisher, executive director of the Cooperage, addresses the crowd.

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Anna Brown, Cassie Ursich, Fern Watson and Veronica Baker pose before the new mural at the Park Street Complex in Honesdale.

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A roller skating cat, a UFO, and more shed light on the quirkiness of Wayne County.

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Portraits of former slave Rose and Wayne resident Joe Lobdell highlight the diversity of the county.

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A different take on a train highlights "Weird Wayne County."

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Honesdale's new mural reflects the flow of history and community.

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A detail of the new mural at the county's Park Street Complex.

Posted Tuesday, June 21, 2022 2:38 pm

‘An incredible effort’

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ

HONESDALE, PA — A new mural at the old underpass at Honesdale's Park Street Complex celebrates the idea of freedom and the diverse people who sought it in Wayne County. The mural is a spectrum. It is serious and lighthearted, historic and modern—the county in paint. Figures of the past share a wall with a UFO and a boroughscape and Pop Art-style images.

Click here for more information on the mural and its unveiling.