Vandals who continue to deface a Black history marker on Elm Street can’t win; not while Stan Garrity is around.
So when he received a text message with a photo attached from a friend on December 9, his heart sunk. A vandal had scratched over the face of Samantha Plantin, whose portrait adorns the plaque at 1037 Elm St. There are dozens of deep scratches that render the plaque unrepairable, says Garrity.
In a small dedication ceremony on Friday Grove Street, between Elm and Willow streets, was renamed to honor the city’s first Black female land owner, Samantha Plantin.
The Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen Committee on Lands and Buildings on Tuesday will hear a request from the Manchester Heritage Commission to name a street after the city’s first African-American property owner.