At the beginning of the day, we had a 1 hr and 30 minutes drive to Connellsville. The first thing we did was a tour of one of the 5 only remaining glass factories. It was very fascinating to see how they make stained glass and use different chemicals to make it have color. The first thing they do is heat the glass very hot, then they put it in a roller to make it the thickness they need to sell it. Then they have a spray painter spray a chemical to make it the color it is supposed to be. After all that, to make it cool down, they have to decrease the heat by a little so it does not shatter. After that fascinating tour, we got to take a piece of stained glass, and it made my day that I could have something to remember this amazing tour. After the tour, we headed to a WWII theme restaurant that has all this memorabilia from the war because back then, trains stopped there, so a lot of soldier got something to eat before going on their journey. We had lunch with 2 people from the Fayette County Cultural Trust, and they were telling us all about what they have done for Connellsville and what their future plans are to make more people come to Connellsville. One of the Trust’s approaches that stuck with me is that they try to make creative artwork around the town and want to reuse old buildings to keep Historic Preservation. Some one the places they repurposed are train depots, storefronts, and public areas that now house small businesses, galleries, and gathering spaces. This not only preserves the city’s heritage but also brings new life and foot traffic to downtown. Their most successful use of reusing something that has been there for a long time is the Great Allegheny Passage, a major trail that runs through the area. Seeing the trail being in a lot of people trying to bike from Pittsburgh to Washington D.C. The Trust created rest stops and wanted trail-friendly businesses so they could attract the people on the passage. They also opened a Comfort Inn right next to the trail, which has helped Connellsville tremendously with capturing the foot traffic from the passage. All of this is valuable for revitalization efforts that Carrigart could use to make their economy do even better. Like Connellsville, Carrigart has unique natural and cultural places that could be better utilized, like the beach and the trails around it. A focus on preserving and reusing historic buildings and promoting tourism could create a lot more foot traffic to Carrigart. By building partnerships among residents and local government. Carrigart can use that money to make it what the people want it to be like and expand it. The Connellsville model shows that revitalization is most effective when it is rooted in local culture and place. By embracing its own unique character and following similar strategies, Carrigart can have a local economy that is community-driven.