Boy Scout takes on project to update City of Arcata historical records

Arcata, Ca.,(KIEM) The City of Arcata has partnered up with Wesley Dawes, a Boy Scout of Mckinleyville Troop 1053 to aid in the completion of his Eagle Scout project.

The goal of Dawes project is to provide a continued history of Arcata’s historic sites for members of the community.

Dawes and a team of volunteers will photograph over 100 structures in the city and update information about the structures online to act as a historic resource for individuals interested in Arcata’s historic structures.

“I really like to get involved with the city I really like service projects and things like that I think it’s really good to give,” said Dawes. “Historical sites mean a lot because a lot of people don’t even know all these historical sites are actually historical.”

Dawes’ project will provide updated photographs and information about Arcata’s historical structures that were previously featured in Susie Van Kirk’s book published in 1979, Reflections of Arcata’s History: Eighty Years of Architecture.