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Eagle Scout Candidate Repairs Fence at James A. Garfield National Historic Site

Austin Reynolds worked for several months on the project

Even the fence at has historical importance.

While it isn't the same fence that ringed the President Garfield's family farm while he lived there, it is a replica of the one erected during his 1880 presidential campaign.

Recently, Austin Reynolds, a member of local Boy Scout Troop 885 and an Eagle Scout candidate, took on the task of repairing and painting the park's white picket fence.

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Reynolds worked for several months to acquire needed wood and paint for the project and obtain National Park Service permission to work on the fence.

Commonwealth Lumber and helped on the project, as well.

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Reynolds is a 17-year-old at Willoughby South High School and a member of Boy Scout Troop 885. He and his team finished the restoration Tuesday.

"We are so fortunate to have had Austin working on this fence," said Todd Arrington, the site’s chief of education.

"This is a project we’ve wanted to address for a few years but were unable to do so due to limited manpower. Austin did a fantastic job organizing the work, and it is really an honor for us to help him earn his well-deserved Eagle Scout badge."


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