Excerpt from | Oral History Interview with Raymond Rapp, November 17, 2000. Interview K-0253. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) |
Rapp praises the foresight of Mars Hill residents and their eagerness to buffer themselves against the negative effects of development. Beautification is a balm for the discomfort of growth, and HandMade, a town development group, has been instrumental in that area.