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From: Josh Stull joshstull AT gmail DOT com
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 08:10:26 -0400
Subject: NEWS: The Nicholson Tourism Center at the Historic DL&W Railroad
Station Ready to be Bid for Next Phase of Project
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Good morning,


Please see the Nicholson Heritage Association's press release regarding our
call for bids for the renovations of the Nicholson Tourism Center at the
Historic DL&W Railroad Station. Thank you for your help to spread the good
news!


Josh

Nicholson Heritage Association




*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*



*June 4, 2018*



*Media Contact:* Josh Stull: 570-871-0510 - josh@nicholsonheritage.org



*The Nicholson Tourism Center at the Historic DL&W Railroad Station **Ready
to be Bid for Next Phase of Project*



*NICHOLSON, PA *– The Nicholson Heritage Association is excited to announce
that the Nicholson Tourism Center at the Historic Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad (DL&W) Railroad Station project is ready to go out to bid
for renovations. This historic transportation facility preservation and
community economic revitalization project received an $821,276 PennDOT
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant for rehabilitation work in
late 2014. Since that time, the Association has been diligently working
with our partners, including PennDOT, to lay the necessary ground work and
meet grant requirements in order to bid the project out.



The deadline for bids to be submitted is June 29, 2018. There will be
a non-mandatory
pre-bid conference held at 9:00 AM on June 19, 2018, at the project site on
Route 11, Nicholson, PA 18446. Representatives of the Nicholson Heritage
Association and Reuther+Bowen, PC will be present to discuss the project.
For those interested in submitting a bid, please visit the following
webpage for more detailed information: http://www.nicholsonheritage.org/bid.



The Nicholson Tourism Center at the Historic DL&W Railroad Station will
revitalize the region by attracting tourists to the station, the
Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct (also known as the Tunkhannock Viaduct or the
Nicholson Bridge), Nicholson, Historic Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, and the
Endless Mountains. The station also will attract visitors to the region by
linking to the area’s railroading and transportation attractions, including
the Martins Creek Viaduct, Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway, Starrucca
Viaduct, Honesdale: the birthplace of American Railroad, Anthracite
Heritage Museum and Iron Furnaces, Electric City Trolley Museum, Lackawanna
Coal Mine Tour, and Steamtown National Historic Site (see infographic). It
will also be used for community events.



Marion Sweet, Chair of the Association, said, “We are excited about the
next phase of The Nicholson Tourism Center at the Historic DL&W Railroad
Station. Thank you to our partners and individuals who have given so much
to keep this project moving forward.” With Wyoming County as project
sponsor for the PennDOT grant, Wyoming County Commissioner Ron Williams,
who at one time worked at the station, said, "This is a great step forward.
We continue to strongly support the Nicholson Heritage Association and this
project that will have a long-term positive impact on our county and
region.”



The Association purchased the station in June 2012, with donations from
individuals, businesses, and a $25,000 Pepsi Refresh Project grant. In
2014, the Association held two public meetings, to present and discuss the
results of the feasibility study, funded mainly in part by a grant from the
Endless Mountains Heritage Region with PA Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources funds. The designs are complete and possible in part to a
Tom E. Dailey Foundation grant.


While the TAP grant provides the funds needed to rehabilitate the station,
donations continue to be needed to ensure the long-term stability of the
project and are greatly appreciated, either by mail to the historical group
at P.O. Box 496, Nicholson, PA 18446 or PayPal. More information and a
list of our supporters at: http://www.nicholsonstation.org.



The Nicholson Heritage Association is dedicated to the historical
preservation of Nicholson and the surrounding region. Nicholson is a small
rural town nestled in Wyoming County and the Endless Mountains of
Northeastern Pennsylvania. Besides this initiative, the Association meets
regularly to discuss initiatives that include promoting Nicholson and its
historic structures, as well as the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway. The
next meeting is at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at the First
Presbyterian Church, 65 State Street, in Nicholson. For updates on the
Association, please visit http:www.nicholsonheritage.org
or visit them on Facebook and Twitter.



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