Restoring Longtown Restoring Longtown In a small town in Ohio, blacks and whites have mixed freely for practically 200 years. Now, centuries later, one person is trying to keep the memorable town of Longtown alive. To accomplish this, Connor Keiser must let more people know about the fundraising and promote the construction of businesses and factories in order to encourage people to move to Longtown. The article “Ohio town holds rare history: Races mix freely for nearly 200 years” published by the Washington Post explores the history of Longtown. According to “Ohio town holds rare history: Races mix freely for nearly 200 years,” James Clemens, a freed slave from Virginia who eventually became a prosperous farmer, founded the city of Longtown…show more content… So far, Keiser’s fundraising attempts haven’t gone beyond talking to big crowds at local libraries. In order to fundraise the amount of money needed to restore Longtown, Keiser must let more people know about Longtown’s unique history. If more people hear about Keiser’s cause, much more money will be donated. According to “Ohio town holds rare history: Races mix freely for nearly 200 years,” The National Park Service has given Keiser $25,000 to fix Clemens two-story brick farmhouse. Instead of Keiser using the money towards this cause, he should use the $25,000 to start new businesses and factories, which would bring more people to Longtown for their services. This could help boost Longtown’s economy, while at the same time giving the town money to invest in building modern schools and houses. Another advantage of starting new businesses and factories is the hiring of employees. These new employees would increase the town’s population by moving to Longtown in order to be close to their workplace. Keiser should also use the $25,000 to make posters advertising Longtown's open spaces and non-crowded environment. This, as well as lowering prices on houses and bought goods, could convince people to settle in
