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09/24/2024 01:53 PMA historic business and town landmark is getting a helping hand thanks to a local Eagle Scout.
The Henry Whitfield State Museum is the proud owner of a new split-rail fence, courtesy of Will Sauer, a sophomore at Guilford High School. With the help of his school guidance counselor, his Eagle Scout leaders, and his family, he was able to build the brand-new fence for the museum.
When going through the process, Sauer said that the project was a lot more work and took more time than he had initially thought. After putting in the new fence posts, he went back and had to put in new rails.
“[That process] sounded a lot easier, I thought we would be done in an hour,” Sauer said. “That day ended up taking four hours…We found that the rails didn’t fit, so we had to cut them in a lot of different places to make them fit....I underestimated everything. I learned to take it how it is and don’t take any work or help for granted.”
Sauer credited the support and attention that the museum gave to him, offering their help and assistance with the project.
“It was great working with them, they were super generous people,” Sauer said. “They were super helpful…they let us use some of their hardware equipment.”
Sauer also advocated for more people to work on projects for businesses in the local area, such as the one that he worked on. He noted that Eagle Scouts have a history of projects at the Whitfield Museum and receiving support from the museum and its staff.
“I encourage more people to do projects for them,” he said. “They have had a lot of Eagle Scout projects that I’ll tell some of my friends about because I really recommend working with them.